Victor Albert Stanley

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search

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 promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 23 August, 1889.[1]

Stanley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1901.[2]

Captain

Stanley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1905.[3]

Stanley was appointed to the Pomone for command of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth on 14 August, 1912.[4]

Great War

In August, 1914, Stanley was appointed in command of the new battleship Erin, requisitioned from the Ottoman Empire.[5]

Stanley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917.[6] He was succeeded in command of Erin by Captain Walter M. Ellerton,[7] and was appointed to the Admiralty for special service on 6 July.[8]

Post-War

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 July, 1921, vice Duff.[9]

Stanley was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 2 March, 1926, vice Hope.[10] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 8 November, 1926.[11]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25969. p. 4738. 30 August, 1889.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 July, 1912. Issue 39945, col C, pg. 11.
  5. ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393s.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
  7. ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 393n.
  8. ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 396v.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32384. p. 5487. 8 July, 1921.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
  11. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Victor Stanley" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 11 June, 1934. Issue 46777, col C, pg. 17.

Service Record

Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Victor_Albert_Stanley&oldid=23634"