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{{ViceRN}} '''Cecil Horace Pilcher''', D.S.O., R.N. (1 July, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Cecil Horace Pilcher''', D.S.O., R.N. (1 July, 1877 – 4 February, 1953) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Pilcher gained ten months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.


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Pilcher was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in October, 1899.


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Pilcher was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1912.


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Pilcher was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1917.
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==Post-war==
==Post-War==
Pilcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Orion|f=t}} on 20 December, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 856}}
Pilcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Orion|f=t}} on 20 December, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 856}}


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In 1927, Pilcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-EmperorOfIndia|f=t}}.
In 1927, Pilcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-EmperorOfIndia|f=t}}.
Pilcher was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 April, 1928 and placed on the Retired List the following day at his own request.
Pilcher was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} (retired) on 2 January, 1933.
==World War II==
Died of a cardiac infarction.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Cecil+Horace+Pilcher Service Records]
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Cecil+Horace+Pilcher Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 16:03, 7 April 2022

Vice-Admiral (retired) Cecil Horace Pilcher, D.S.O., R.N. (1 July, 1877 – 4 February, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Pilcher gained ten months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Pilcher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in October, 1899.

Pilcher was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.

Pilcher was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.

Post-War

Pilcher was appointed in command of the battleship Orion on 20 December, 1918.[1]

Pilcher was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dauntless on 28 May, 1919.[2]

On 1 October, 1922, Pilcher was appointed in command of the steam pinnace Malabar and in charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda.[3]

In 1927, Pilcher was appointed in command of the battleship Emperor of India.

Pilcher was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 April, 1928 and placed on the Retired List the following day at his own request.

Pilcher was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 2 January, 1933.

World War II

Died of a cardiac infarction.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Humphrey T. Walwyn 		Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
3 Jan, 1905[4] – 14 Mar, 1905 		Succeeded by
Reginald G. Gregory
Preceded by
Norman H. Carter 		Captain of H.M.S. Thrasher
5 Apr, 1905[5] – 8 Sep, 1906 		Succeeded by
Archibald T. Stewart
Preceded by
Eric J. A. Fullerton 		Captain of H.M.S. Orion
20 Dec, 1918[6] – 1 Apr, 1919 		Succeeded by
Robert A. Hornell
Preceded by
Frederick P. Loder-Symonds 		Captain of H.M.S. Dauntless
28 May, 1919[7] – 31 Mar, 1921 		Succeeded by
Gilbert O. Stephenson
Preceded by
Basil H. Fanshawe 		Captain in Charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda
1 Oct, 1922[8] – Nov, 1924 		Succeeded by
Aubrey T. Tillard
Preceded by
Berwick Curtis 		Captain of H.M.S. Emperor of India
1 Jan, 1927[9] – 31 Dec, 1927 		Succeeded by
William F. Sells

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 856.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 781.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 386.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 856.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 781.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 236.

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