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==Great War==
==Great War==
In August, 1914, Stanley was appointed in command of the new battleship [[H.M.S. Erin (1913)|''Erin'']], requisitioned from the Ottoman Empire.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 393''s''.</ref>
Stanley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 April, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30037/pages/3955 no. 30037.  p. 3955.]  27 April, 1917.</ref>  He was succeeded in command of ''Erin'' by Captain [[Walter Maurice Ellerton|Walter M. Ellerton]],<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917).  p. 393''n''.</ref> and was appointed to the Admiralty for special service on 6 July.<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917).  p. 396''v''.</ref>
Stanley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 April, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30037/pages/3955 no. 30037.  p. 3955.]  27 April, 1917.</ref>  He was succeeded in command of ''Erin'' by Captain [[Walter Maurice Ellerton|Walter M. Ellerton]],<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917).  p. 393''n''.</ref> and was appointed to the Admiralty for special service on 6 July.<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917).  p. 396''v''.</ref>


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Admiral THE HONOURABLE SIR Victor Albert Stanley, K.C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (17 January, 1867 – 9 June, 1934) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Early Life & Career

Stanley was appointed to the Pomone for command of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth on 14 August, 1912.[1]

Great War

In August, 1914, Stanley was appointed in command of the new battleship Erin, requisitioned from the Ottoman Empire.[2]

Stanley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917.[3] He was succeeded in command of Erin by Captain Walter M. Ellerton,[4] and was appointed to the Admiralty for special service on 6 July.[5]

Stanley was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 2 March, 1926.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 July, 1912. Issue 39945, col C, pg. 11.
  2. ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393s.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
  4. ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 393n.
  5. ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 396v.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Victor Stanley" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 11 June, 1934. Issue 46777, col C, pg. 17.

Service Record

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