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Admiral Henry Rushworth Wratislaw, C.B., Royal Navy (29 August, 1832 – 26 July, 1913) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Mate on 23 October, 1852.[1]
Wratislaw was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 March, 1858.[2] On 25 July, 1864 he was promoted to the rank of Captain[3] at the early age of thirty-one. He was appointed to commission the Northumberland on 30 October, 1879.[4]
Wratislaw was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 31 December, 1880.[5] Wratislaw was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 July, 1887.[6] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 29 January, 1891,[7] and was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 25 July, 1892.[8]
Bibliography
- "Admiral H. R. Wratislaw" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 1 August, 1913. Issue 40279, col D, p. 11.
- Verney, Edmund Hope (1862). The Shannon's Brigade in India: Being Some Account of Sir William Peel's Naval Brigade in the Indian Campaign of 1857—1858. London: Saunders, Otley, and Co.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
Footnotes
- ↑ The New Navy List. p. 159.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22156. p. 3052. 25 June, 1858.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22879. p. 3717. 26 July, 1864.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 23 October, 1879. Issue 29706, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24920. p. 2. 4 January, 1881.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25723. p. 4003. 22 July, 1887.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26130. p. 562. 30 January, 1891.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26327. p. 5331. 20 September, 1892.
