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He was promoted to the rank of [[Mate (Royal Navy)|Mate]] on 23 October, 1852.<ref>''The New Navy List''. p. 159.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of [[Mate (Royal Navy)|Mate]] on 23 October, 1852.<ref>''The New Navy List''. p. 159.</ref> | ||
Wratislaw was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 March, 1858. | Wratislaw was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 March, 1858.{{Gaz|22156|3052|25 June, 1858}} On 25 July, 1864 he was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}{{Gaz|22879|3717|26 July, 1864}} at the early age of thirty-one. He was appointed to commission the ''Northumberland'' on 30 October, 1879.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 23 October, 1879. Issue '''29706''', col E, p. 10.</ref> | ||
Wratislaw was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 31 December, 1880. | Wratislaw was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 31 December, 1880.{{Gaz|24920|2|4 January, 1881}} Wratislaw was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 15 July, 1887.{{Gaz|25723|4003|22 July, 1887}} 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,{{Gaz|26130|562|30 January, 1891}} and was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 25 July, 1892.{{Gaz|26327|5331|20 September, 1892}} | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Revision as of 02:09, 28 December 2020
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.
