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Revision as of 21:11, 10 May 2014
Rear-Admiral Henry John May, C.B., Royal Navy (20 February, 1853 – 24 April, 1904) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Henry John May was born on 20 February, 1853, the second son of the Reverend Henry Thomas May, vicar of South Petheryn, Cornwall.
May was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1872.[1]
On 7 August he was specially promoted to the rank of Commander, dated 11 July.[2]
Captain
May was promoted to the rank of Captain on 16 January, 1889, for service in connection with operations at Suakin. He was reported fit for active service on 14 May. On 6 October he was appointed a member of the Ordnance Committee. He was appointed to the Admiralty as Inspector of Warlike Stores on 6 May, 1890. May was nominated to serve on a Committee on Ships Complements on 2 May, 1891. On the occasion of the Queen's birthday May was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 25 May, 1892.[3]
On 22 September, 1896, he was appointed in command of the corvette Hyacinth on the Pacific Station. He paid her off into E Division of the Devonport Reserve on 2 April, 1896. From 15 April to 27 May he was appointed to Excellent for a G course. He was appointed a Member of the Ordnance Committee again on 28 May, and on 26 November became senior naval member on the committee.
On 17 November, 1898, May gave a lecture at the R.E. Institute, Chatham, on "The Lessons of the War of 1898 in their Bearing on the Influence of Naval Armaments as Opposed to Coast Defence."[4]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Mars on 5 January, 1899.[5]
May was appointed to President, additional, for the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 18 September, 1900. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 22 September, 1902.[6]
May died at Greenwich on 24 April, 1904, from gastro-enteritis.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23933. p. 6509. 31 December, 1872.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25136. p. 3689. 8 August, 1882.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26291. p. 3137. 25 May, 1892.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 15 October, 1898. Issue 35648, col A, p. 12.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27481. p. 6409. 10 October, 1902.
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral H. J. May, C.B." (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 26 April, 1904. Issue 37378, col D, p. 10.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
- People
- People (UK)
- 1853 births
- 1904 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1866
- Gunnery Officers
- Gunnery Officers (UK)
- Winners of the Beaufort Testimonial
- Naval Members of the Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)
- Captains of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- Deceased on Active Service
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