Difference between revisions of "Spencer Victor Yorke de Horsey"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Remove handwritten Categories for Flag Officers... these will be templated soon)
(add RN/RNR/RNVR categories)
 
(34 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
−
De Horsey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1886.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25604/pages/3189 no. 25604.  p. 3189.]  2 July, 1886.</ref>
+
De Horsey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1886.{{Gaz|25604|3189|2 July, 1886}}
  
−
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983.  p. 3984.]  1 July, 1898.</ref>
+
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.{{Gaz|26983|3984|1 July, 1898}}
  
 
==Captain==
 
==Captain==
−
De Horsey was specially promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 21 October, 1900, for services in South Africa.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27244/pages/6779 no. 27244.  p. 6779.]  6 November, 1900.</ref>
+
De Horsey was specially promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 21 October, 1900, for services in South Africa.{{Gaz|27244|6779|6 November, 1900}}
  
−
De Horsey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 November, 1909, vice [[Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon|Bacon]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28313/pages/9123 no. 28313.  p. 9123.]  30 November, 1909.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 21 August, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28525/pages/6306 no. 28525.  p. 6306.]  25 August, 1911.</ref>
+
De Horsey was appointed in command of the {{UK-Scylla|f=t}} on 5 June, 1902.<ref>De Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 180.</ref>
  
−
De Horsey was granted a temporary commission as a Commander in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] on 14 November, 1914.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28977/pages/9399 no. 28977.  p. 9399.]  17 November, 1914.</ref>
+
He was appointed Captain of the {{UK-1Kent|f=t}} in December 1905.
  
−
He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 9 August, 1915.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29262/pages/8016 no. 29262.  p. 8016.]  13 August, 1915.</ref>
+
De Horsey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 November, 1909, vice [[Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon|Bacon]].{{Gaz|28313|9123|30 November, 1909}}  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 21 August, 1911.{{Gaz|28525|6306|25 August, 1911}}
  
−
He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the retired List on 1 January, 1919.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31104/pages/199 no. 31104.  p. 199.]  3 January, 1919.</ref>
+
De Horsey was granted a temporary commission as a Commander in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] on 14 November, 1914.{{Gaz|28977|9399|17 November, 1914}}
  
−
==Footnotes==
+
He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 9 August, 1915.{{Gaz|29262|8016|13 August, 1915}}
−
{{reflist}}
+
 
 +
He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the retired List on 1 January, 1919.{{Gaz|31104|199|3 January, 1919}}
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
−
*"Admiral de Horsey" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 22 March, 1937.  Issue '''47639''', col C, pg. 14.
+
*"Admiral de Horsey" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 22 March, 1937.  Issue '''47639''', col C, p. 14.
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
 
==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
−
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556731&queryType=1&resultcount=5 ADM 196/87.]
+
*{{TNA|ADM 196/87.|D8115325}}
−
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7917590&queryType=1&resultcount=5 ADM 196/42.]
+
*{{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7602096}}
−
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7906173&queryType=1&resultcount=5 ADM 196/20.]
+
*{{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590696}}
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
 +
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 +
{{TabNaval}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Decoy (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Decoy'']]'''<br>24 Jul, 1895{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14}}<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 446.</ref> &ndash; 24 Aug, 1895<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 446.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Horatio Shirley|Arthur H. Shirley]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Charles Bathurst Addington|Francis C. B. Addington]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Plover (1888)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Plover'']]'''<br>18 Oct, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 249}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Carlton Valentine de Mornay Cowper|Carlton V. de Mornay Cowper]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Henry Peirse|Richard H. Peirse]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Iphigenia (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Iphigenia'']]'''<br>17 Sep, 1901<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref> &ndash; 10 Mar, 1902<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Russell Robinson|Henry R. Robinson]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Hodgson Moore|Charles H. H. Moore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Scylla (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Scylla'']]'''<br>5 Jun, 1902<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 180.</ref> &ndash; 18 Jul, 1902<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Archibald Campbell Galloway|Arthur A. C. Galloway]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Archibald Campbell Galloway|Arthur A. C. Galloway]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tribune (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tribune'']]'''<br>19 Jul, 1902<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref> &ndash; 16 Dec, 1904<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Fane De Salis|William F. De Salis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Blake (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Blake'']]'''<br>22 Mar, 1905<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref> &ndash; 14 Dec, 1905<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Gorham Hewitt|John G. Hewitt]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Heathcoat Salusbury Grant|Heathcoat S. Grant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kent (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kent'']]'''<br>15 Dec, 1905<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref> &ndash; 11 Nov, 1907<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Adolphe Marescaux|Gerald C. A. Marescaux]]'''}}
 +
{{TabEnd}}
 +
</div name=fredbot:appts> 
  
−
{{TabAppts}} 
+
==Footnotes==
−
|align=center|'''{{SOON}}''' <!-- EDITORS: remove this line when adding first Appt or ApptCapt -->
+
{{reflist}}
−
<!-- EDITORS:  uncomment and alter second line as: office, predecessor, tenure, successor, e.g. |[[First Sea Lord]]|[[Joe Blow]]|Jan 1912 &ndash; 1914|Office abolished
 
−
{{Appt
 
−
|
 
−
}}
 
−
-->
 
−
<!-- EDITORS:  uncomment and alter second line as: bare ship title, predecessor, tenure, successor, e.g. |[[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|[[Joe Blow]]|Jan 1912 &ndash; Mar 1914|[[Jack Blow]]
 
−
{{ApptCapt
 
−
|
 
−
}}
 
−
-->
 
−
{{TabEnd}} 
 
  
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Horsey, Spencer}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Horsey, Spencer}}
  
−
[[Category:1863 births]]
+
{{CatPerson|UK|1863|1937}}
−
[[Category:1937 deaths]]
+
{{CatBritannia|July, 1876}}
−
[[Category:Personalities]]
+
{{CatAdm|UK}}
−
[[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1876]]
 
−
[[Category:Royal Navy Admirals]]
 
 
[[Category:Royal Naval Reserve Captains]]
 
[[Category:Royal Naval Reserve Captains]]
 +
{{CatRN}}

Latest revision as of 22:42, 6 April 2022

Admiral Spencer Victor Yorke de Horsey, Royal Navy, Retired (4 June, 1863 – 19 March, 1937) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

De Horsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1886.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[2]

Captain

De Horsey was specially promoted to the rank of Captain on 21 October, 1900, for services in South Africa.[3]

De Horsey was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Scylla on 5 June, 1902.[4]

He was appointed Captain of the armoured cruiser Kent in December 1905.

De Horsey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 November, 1909, vice Bacon.[5] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 21 August, 1911.[6]

De Horsey was granted a temporary commission as a Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve on 14 November, 1914.[7]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 9 August, 1915.[8]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the retired List on 1 January, 1919.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral de Horsey" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 22 March, 1937. Issue 47639, col C, p. 14.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Decoy
24 Jul, 1895[10][11] – 24 Aug, 1895[12] 		Succeeded by
Arthur H. Shirley
Preceded by
Francis C. B. Addington 		Captain of H.M.S. Plover
18 Oct, 1895[13] 		Succeeded by
Carlton V. de Mornay Cowper
Preceded by
Richard H. Peirse 		Captain of H.M.S. Iphigenia
17 Sep, 1901[14] – 10 Mar, 1902[15] 		Succeeded by
Henry R. Robinson
Preceded by
Charles H. H. Moore 		Captain of H.M.S. Scylla
5 Jun, 1902[16] – 18 Jul, 1902[17] 		Succeeded by
Arthur A. C. Galloway
Preceded by
Arthur A. C. Galloway 		Captain of H.M.S. Tribune
19 Jul, 1902[18] – 16 Dec, 1904[19] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William F. De Salis 		Captain of H.M.S. Blake
22 Mar, 1905[20] – 14 Dec, 1905[21] 		Succeeded by
John G. Hewitt
Preceded by
Heathcoat S. Grant 		Captain of H.M.S. Kent
15 Dec, 1905[22] – 11 Nov, 1907[23] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. A. Marescaux

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25604. p. 3189. 2 July, 1886.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27244. p. 6779. 6 November, 1900.
  4. ↑ De Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28313. p. 9123. 30 November, 1909.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28525. p. 6306. 25 August, 1911.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28977. p. 9399. 17 November, 1914.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29262. p. 8016. 13 August, 1915.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31104. p. 199. 3 January, 1919.
  10. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
  11. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 446.
  12. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 446.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 249.
  14. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
  15. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
  16. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
  17. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
  18. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
  19. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
  20. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
  21. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
  22. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
  23. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.

Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Spencer_Victor_Yorke_de_Horsey&oldid=324298"