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{{AdmRN}} {{HONSIR}} '''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]]. | {{AdmRN}} {{HONSIR}} '''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]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
Stanley was appointed to the ''Pomone'' for command of the [[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]] on 14 August, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 8 July, 1912. Issue '''39945''', col C, pg. 11.</ref> | Stanley was appointed to the ''Pomone'' for command of the [[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]] on 14 August, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 8 July, 1912. Issue '''39945''', col C, pg. 11.</ref> | ||
==Great War== | |||
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> | |||
Stanley was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 2 March, 1926. | Stanley was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 2 March, 1926. | ||
Revision as of 17:22, 13 October 2010
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
Stanley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917.[2]
Stanley was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 2 March, 1926.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 July, 1912. Issue 39945, col C, pg. 11.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Victor Stanley" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 11 June, 1934. Issue 46777, col C, pg. 17.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
Categories:
- 1867 births
- 1934 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1880
- Royal Navy Naval Attachés
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Essex (1901)
- Commanding Officers of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Erin (1913)
- Rear-Admirals in the First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Admiral of the Training Service (Royal Navy)
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
