Arthur Mostyn Field
From The Dreadnought Project
Admiral SIR Arthur Mostyn Field, K.C.B., F.R.S., Royal Navy, Retired (27 June, 1855 – 3 July, 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Field was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 July, 1910, vice Durnford.[1] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 4 June, 1913.
His son, Midshipman T. M. Field, was killed in the loss of H.M.S. Queen Mary at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May, 1916.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28400. p. 5396. 26 July, 1910.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Mostyn Field" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 4 July, 1950. Issue 51734, col E, pg. 6.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
