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'''Edward Leonard Booty''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{ViceRN}} '''Edward Leonard Booty''', C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (19 May, 1871 – 8 March, 1949) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Booty was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in August, 1892.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>


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Booty was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} in June, 1903.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>


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Booty was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1908.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>
 
On 1 July, 1911, Booty was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ariadne|f=t}} and also in command of a group of ships of the Home Fleet's Fourth Division.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>
 
Booty was married to Emily Louisa Rawles on 18 July, 1911 at the Register Office in Paddington.  On 5 January, 1912, he left ''Ariadne'' to take up command of [[H.M.S. Dryad (1893)|''Dryad'']] and of the [[Portsmouth Navigation School]].<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>
==Great War==
On 1 September, 1914, Booty closed the Portsmouth Navigation School.  On 12 November, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Otway|f=t}}.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>
 
=Post-War==
Booty was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 February, 1920.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>
 
Booty was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 February, 1921.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>
 
Booty was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} in August, 1925.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>


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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Revision as of 14:16, 8 July 2015

Vice-Admiral Edward Leonard Booty, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (19 May, 1871 – 8 March, 1949) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Booty was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in August, 1892.[1]

Booty was promoted to the rank of Commander in June, 1903.[2]

Booty was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1908.[3]

On 1 July, 1911, Booty was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Ariadne and also in command of a group of ships of the Home Fleet's Fourth Division.[4]

Booty was married to Emily Louisa Rawles on 18 July, 1911 at the Register Office in Paddington. On 5 January, 1912, he left Ariadne to take up command of Dryad and of the Portsmouth Navigation School.[5]

Great War

On 1 September, 1914, Booty closed the Portsmouth Navigation School. On 12 November, he was appointed in command of the submarine Otway.[6]

Post-War=

Booty was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 February, 1920.[7]

Booty was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 February, 1921.[8]

Booty was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral in August, 1925.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Thomas L. Barnardiston
Captain of H.M.S. Ariadne
1 Jul, 1911[10][11]
Succeeded by
Henry G. G. Sandeman
Preceded by
Henry W. Grant
Captain of H.M.S. Dryad
5 Jan, 1912[12] – 29 Jul, 1914[13]
Succeeded by
Bernard E. Prichard
Preceded by
Henry. W. Grant
Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School
5 Jan, 1912[14] – 1 Sep, 1914[15]
Succeeded by
School Closed until 1919
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Otway
12 Nov, 1914[16]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command
Third-in-Command, Tenth Cruiser Squadron
12 Nov, 1914[17]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Philip H. Colomb
Assistant to Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves
6 Feb, 1917[18]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  2. Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  3. Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  4. Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  5. Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  6. Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  7. Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  8. Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  9. Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Day of month inferred from Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
  12. The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 305.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
  14. The Navy List. (April, 1913). p. 304.
  15. Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
  16. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401v.
  17. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401v.
  18. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396r.

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