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− | {{CommRN}} '''Ivor Francis Chichester''' (6 November, 1876 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Ivor Francis Chichester''', O.B.E., R.N. (6 November, 1876 – 22 March, 1955) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | The son of Major Chichester. | |
− | Chichester was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Chichester was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1897.<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref> |
− | Chichester was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Chichester was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 November, 1905.<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref> |
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+ | Chichester was appointed to the {{UK-1Isis|f=t}} as First and Gunnery Officer from 2 February to 27 September 1909. The Admiralty noted that unsatisfactory results in Gunlayer's Tests in the {{UK-Isis|f=t}} during May could not be entirely attributed to defective gun [illeg].<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref> | ||
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+ | Chichester was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 May, 1912.<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref> | ||
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+ | Chichester was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 6 November, 1916.<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref> | ||
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+ | He reverted to the Retired List on 1 April, 1919.<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Ivor+Francis+Chichester Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Ivor+Francis+Chichester Service Records] | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Percy Withers|Percy Withers]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 73 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 73]]'''<br>15 Jun, 1897 – 12 Jul, 1897|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harry Christopher Shaw Rawson|Harry C. S. Rawson]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Percy Withers|Percy Withers]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 73 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 73]]'''<br>15 Jun, 1897<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref> – 12 Jul, 1897<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harry Christopher Shaw Rawson|Harry C. S. Rawson]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy de Lancy Ormsby Johnson|Guy de L. O. Johnson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Salmon (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Salmon'']]'''<br>16 Jul, 1901 – Aug, 1901|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harry Charles John Roberts West|Harry C. J. R. West]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy de Lancy Ormsby Johnson|Guy de L. O. Johnson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Salmon (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Salmon'']]'''<br>16 Jul, 1901<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref>{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8}} – Aug, 1901{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harry Charles John Roberts West|Harry C. J. R. West]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Parker Bevan|George P. Bevan]]'''|'''[[Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)|Naval Secretary to the Ordnance Board]]'''<br>1 Jun, 1915<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 263.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ivor Francis Chichester|Ivor F. Chichester]]'''<br><small>as '''Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee'''</small>}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Parker Bevan|George P. Bevan]]'''|'''[[Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)|Naval Secretary to the Ordnance Board]]'''<br>1 Jun, 1915<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref> – 4 Dec, 1915<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ivor Francis Chichester|Ivor F. Chichester]]'''<br><small>as '''Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee'''</small>}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ivor Francis Chichester|Ivor F. Chichester]]'''<br><small>as '''Naval Secretary to the Ordnance Board'''</small>|'''[[Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)|Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee]]'''<br>4 Dec, 1915<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 263.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ivor Francis Chichester|Ivor F. Chichester]]'''<br><small>as '''Naval Secretary to the Ordnance Board'''</small>|'''[[Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)|Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee]]'''<br>4 Dec, 1915<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref> – 3 Mar, 1917<ref>Chichester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/259.|}} f. 263.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:27, 6 April 2022
Commander Ivor Francis Chichester, O.B.E., R.N. (6 November, 1876 – 22 March, 1955) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Major Chichester.
Chichester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1897.[1]
Chichester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1905.[2]
Chichester was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Isis as First and Gunnery Officer from 2 February to 27 September 1909. The Admiralty noted that unsatisfactory results in Gunlayer's Tests in the destroyer Isis during May could not be entirely attributed to defective gun [illeg].[3]
Chichester was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 May, 1912.[4]
Chichester was promoted to the rank of Commander on 6 November, 1916.[5]
He reverted to the Retired List on 1 April, 1919.[6]
World War II
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Percy Withers |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 73 15 Jun, 1897[7] – 12 Jul, 1897[8] |
Succeeded by Harry C. S. Rawson |
Preceded by Guy de L. O. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 16 Jul, 1901[9][10] – Aug, 1901[Inference] |
Succeeded by Harry C. J. R. West |
Preceded by George P. Bevan |
Naval Secretary to the Ordnance Board 1 Jun, 1915[11] – 4 Dec, 1915[12] |
Succeeded by Ivor F. Chichester as Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee |
Preceded by Ivor F. Chichester as Naval Secretary to the Ordnance Board |
Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee 4 Dec, 1915[13] – 3 Mar, 1917[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.
- ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/259. f. 263.