Henry Bertram Pelly
From The Dreadnought Project
Admiral SIR Henry Bertram Pelly, K.C.V.O., C.B. (9 September, 1867 – 27 December, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
When Beresford hauled down his flag, Pelly was placed on half-pay on 27 March, 1909. He asked that he might be considered for a shore appointment, and on 16 August he was appointed for temporary service at the Admiralty. On 31 August he was appointed Captain-Superintendent of Contract-Built Ships.
Bibliography
- Pelly, Admiral Sir Henry Bertram (1938). 300,000 Sea Miles: An Autobiography. London: Chatto & Windus.
