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'''Charles Frederick Corbett''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{AdmRN}} '''Charles Frederick Corbett''', C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (21 November, 1867 – 29 January, 1955) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 January, 1891.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26121/pages/4 no. 26121. p. 4.] 2 January, 1891.</ref> | |||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | <!--He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | ||
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He was appointed command of the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} on 16 March, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 395''o-p''.</ref> | He was appointed command of the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} on 16 March, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 395''o-p''.</ref> | ||
He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Rosyth Reserve on 1 May, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919). p. 694.</ref> | Corbett was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1919, vice [[Henry Francis Oliver|Oliver]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31112/pages/364 no. 31112. p. 364.] 7 January, 1919.</ref> He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Rosyth Reserve on 1 May, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919). p. 694.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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"Adml. Charles Corbett" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Monday, 31 January, 1955. Issue '''53153''', col E, pg. 8. | |||
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==Service Records== | ==Service Records== | ||
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*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556938&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/89.] | |||
*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894571&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/42.] | |||
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[[Category:19XX deaths]] | [[Category:19XX deaths]] | ||
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[[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Blake (1889)]] | [[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Blake (1889)]] | ||
[[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Glory (1899)]] | [[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Glory (1899)]] | ||
[[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)]] | [[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)]] | ||
[[Category:Rear-Admirals Commanding, Rosyth Reserve]] | |||
Revision as of 12:13, 21 August 2012
Admiral Charles Frederick Corbett, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (21 November, 1867 – 29 January, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1891.[1]
He was appointed command of the first class protected cruiser Blake.
He was appointed command of the battleship Glory on 1 August, 1914.[2]
He was appointed command of the battleship Jupiter on 16 March, 1916.[3]
Corbett was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1919, vice Oliver.[4] He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Rosyth Reserve on 1 May, 1919.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26121. p. 4. 2 January, 1891.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395o-p.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31112. p. 364. 7 January, 1919.
- ↑ The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 694.
Bibliography
"Adml. Charles Corbett" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1955. Issue 53153, col E, pg. 8.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
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