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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Arthur Mostyn Field''', K.C.B., F.R.S., Royal Navy, Retired (27 June, 1855 – 3 July, 1950) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Arthur Mostyn Field''', K.C.B., F.R.S., Royal Navy, Retired (27 June, 1855 – 3 July, 1950) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
− | + | ==Early Life & Career== | |
+ | Field was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 22 July, 1910, vice [[John Durnford|Durnford]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28400/pages/5396 no. 28400. p. 5396.] 26 July, 1910.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 4 June, 1913. | ||
His son, Midshipman T. M. Field, was killed in the [[H.M.S. Queen Mary at the Battle of Jutland|loss]] of [[H.M.S. Queen Mary (1912)|H.M.S. ''Queen Mary'']] at the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May, 1916. | His son, Midshipman T. M. Field, was killed in the [[H.M.S. Queen Mary at the Battle of Jutland|loss]] of [[H.M.S. Queen Mary (1912)|H.M.S. ''Queen Mary'']] at the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May, 1916. |
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Admiral SIR Arthur Mostyn Field, K.C.B., F.R.S., Royal Navy, Retired (27 June, 1855 – 3 July, 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Field was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 July, 1910, vice Durnford.[1] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 4 June, 1913.
His son, Midshipman T. M. Field, was killed in the loss of H.M.S. Queen Mary at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May, 1916.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28400. p. 5396. 26 July, 1910.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Mostyn Field" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 4 July, 1950. Issue 51734, col E, pg. 6.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.