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Revision as of 20:15, 31 July 2012

Admiral Arthur Yerbury Moggridge, Royal Navy, Retired (20 September, 1858 – 13 November, 1946) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Moggridge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 31 December, 1882.[1]

Moggridge was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, aged thirty-six years, nine months, and ten days.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1900, aged forty-one, nine months, and ten days.[3]

Moggridge was appointed to Pembroke as Flag Captain to the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore on 25 January, 1907.[4]

He was appointed to Vivid as Commodore, Second Class for command of the Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport, on 22 April, 1908.[5]

On 1 August, 1908, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King, vice Keppel.[6]

Flag Rank

Moggridge was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 July, 1909, vice Robertson.[7] He succeeded Rear-Admiral Arthur H. Limpus, C.B. in command of the Portsmouth Division of the Home Fleet on 17 November, 1911.[8]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 11 April, 1915, vice Williams.[9] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 15 July, 1915.[10] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918.[11]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25184. p. 31. 2 January, 1883.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 29 January, 1907. Issue 38242, col B, pg. 6.
  5. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 April, 1908. Issue 38614, col B, pg. 7.
  6. London Gazette: no. 28164. p. 5731. 4 August, 1908.
  7. London Gazette: no. 28268. p. 5193. 6 July, 1909.
  8. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 31 October, 1911. Issue 39730, col B, pg. 14.
  9. London Gazette: no. 29127. p. 3582. 13 April, 1915.
  10. London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7073. 20 July, 1915.
  11. London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.

Bibliography

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur H. Limpus
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleets
1911 – 1912
Succeeded by
Reginald G. O. Tupper