Charles Henry Davey
Commander (retired) Charles Henry Davey, O.B.E., R.N. (11 September, 1879 – 22 June, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Clifton, Bristol, the son of merchant Thomas Davey.[1]
Davey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1900.[2]
Davey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1908.[3]
Davey was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 October, 1911.[4]
Davey was at Vernon for most of the Great War, being granted the acting rank of Commander on 9 August, 1915. He was placed in charge of the Northern Paravane Depots from 2 March 1916 to 20 February, 1918. After this, he worked training men to command Fish Hydrophone trawlers and commanded the Second and then Third Hydrophone Flotillas.[5]
Davey was granted the War Service rank of Commander on 11 November, 1918.
World War II
Davey was appointed in command of the yacht Compeador on 15 September, 1939. He was presumed lost on 22 June, 1940 when the vessel was lost to a mine.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Rowland E. Stokes-Rees |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 66 10 Jul, 1900 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Alexander R. M. Ramsay |
| Preceded by Reginald L. Crichton |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger 14 Jul, 1904 |
Succeeded by William N. England |
Footnotes
- ↑ Davey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/84. f. 84.
- ↑ Davey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/84. f. 84.
- ↑ Davey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/84. f. 84.
- ↑ Davey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/84. f. 84.
- ↑ Davey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/84. f. 84.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
