Difference between revisions of "Philip Acheson Warre"
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
+ | At {{UK-1Britannia}}, Warre was noted as having "Fair French" and being "very bright".<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> | ||
− | Warre was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB26|f=t}} on 1 November, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 399}} He was reappointed in that role and an inspection in 1907 stated that the condition of the vessel "reflect[ed] great credit" upon him. Warre was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 76''a''}}<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> It was to prove his only seagoing command, as his talents were to be focused on signaling. | + | After serving in the {{UK-Star}} for manoeuvres in June 1906, Warre was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB26|f=t}} on 1 November, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 399}} He was reappointed in that role and an inspection in 1907 stated that the condition of the vessel "reflect[ed] great credit" upon him. Warre was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 76''a''}}<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> It was to prove his only seagoing command, as his talents were to be focused on signaling. |
Warre left ''T.B. 026'' in June of 1908 for a half-year stint in the {{UK-Indomitable|f=pt}} before going to Portsmouth for a special course in signals on 29 January, 1909.<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> | Warre left ''T.B. 026'' in June of 1908 for a half-year stint in the {{UK-Indomitable|f=pt}} before going to Portsmouth for a special course in signals on 29 January, 1909.<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> | ||
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On 1 October, 1918, he was appointed to {{UK-Barham}} as Flag Lieutenant-Commander (S) to Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Leveson]] of the {{UK-BS|5}}.{{NLJan19|p. 737}} | On 1 October, 1918, he was appointed to {{UK-Barham}} as Flag Lieutenant-Commander (S) to Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Leveson]] of the {{UK-BS|5}}.{{NLJan19|p. 737}} | ||
==Post-war== | ==Post-war== | ||
− | Warre was | + | Warre was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> |
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+ | Warre was invested with the Order of the Briths Empire at Buckingham Palace on 22 April, 1920 and placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on a week later.<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> | ||
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
− | He was called back into service for the Second World War. | + | He was called back into service for the Second World War, mobilised on 28 September, 1938. He reverted to the Retired List on 27 December 1944.<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 02:16, 12 February 2016
Commander Philip Acheson Warre, O.B.E., R.N. (30 October, 1885 – 15 August, 1949) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
At Britannia, Warre was noted as having "Fair French" and being "very bright".[1]
After serving in the Star for manoeuvres in June 1906, Warre was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 26 on 1 November, 1906.[2] He was reappointed in that role and an inspection in 1907 stated that the condition of the vessel "reflect[ed] great credit" upon him. Warre was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908.[3][4] It was to prove his only seagoing command, as his talents were to be focused on signaling.
Warre left T.B. 026 in June of 1908 for a half-year stint in the battlecruiser H.M.S. Indomitable before going to Portsmouth for a special course in signals on 29 January, 1909.[5]
Warre served as Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Slade from 3 March, 1909 to 5 February, 1912, first in the second class protected cruiser Hyacinth and then from the Highflyer from May, 1911.[6]
After serving in Aboukir for the annual manoeuvres of 1912, Warre was appointed to the battleship Bellerophon on the First Battle Squadron on 8 August, staying with her until being appointed to a Long Signal Course at Portsmouth on 1 February, 1913.[7] He was passed as Lieutenant (S) on 4 July, 1913.[8]
Great War
On 1 August, 1914, he was appointed to the armoured cruiser Drake as Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral William L. Grant who was in command of the Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron.[9]
On 24 October, 1915, he was appointed to Minotaur as Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Herbert L. Heath of the Seventh Cruiser Squadron, remaining with him as it was redesignated the Second Cruiser Squadron[10] and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916.[11]
On 1 October, 1918, he was appointed to Barham as Flag Lieutenant-Commander (S) to Vice-Admiral Leveson of the Fifth Battle Squadron.[12]
Post-war
Warre was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.[13]
Warre was invested with the Order of the Briths Empire at Buckingham Palace on 22 April, 1920 and placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on a week later.[14]
World War II
He was called back into service for the Second World War, mobilised on 28 September, 1938. He reverted to the Retired List on 27 December 1944.[15]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by William J. Foster |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 26 1 Nov, 1906[16] |
Succeeded by Robert F. Chisholm as Captain of H.M. T.B. 026 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 76a.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 393a.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 76i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 737.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.