Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot
Admiral Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot, F.R.G.S., Royal Navy, Retired (5 February, 1850 – 30 September, 1913) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Arbuthnot was promoted to Admiral on the Retired List on 18 September, 1911.[1]
Who was Who
ARBUTHNOT, Vice-Adm. Charles Ramsay Born 5 Feb. 1850; s of George Clerk Arbuthnot, of Mavisbank; m 1880, Emily Caroline (d 1910), d of late Rear-Admiral C. F. Schomberg; one s two d ; died 30 Sept. 1913
EDUCATION HMS ‘Britannia’, 1863
CAREER a Sub-Lieut Royal Yacht; Lt 1871; Lt in Arctic yacht ‘Pandora’, 1876; awarded Arctic medal; Commander, 1883; Captain, 1891; Rear-Admiral, 1904; Vice-Admiral, retired, 1907; commanded HMS ‘Orlando’, flag-ship in Australia, 1892–95; HMS ‘Hermione’ Particular Service Squadron, 1896; HMS ‘Blake’ and HMS ‘Resolution’, 1897–1900; HMS ‘Cambridge’, School of Gunnery, Devonport, 1900–03; was ADC to King Edward VII, 1901–04
RECREATIONS Fishing, shooting, cycling
CLUBS United Service; Royal Naval, Portsmouth
ADDRESS Selwood Lodge, Frome, Somerset
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28533. p. 6949. 22 September, 1911.
Bibliography
- "Admiral C. R. Arbuthnot" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 1 October, 1913. Issue 40331, col B, pg. 9.
