Herbert Whitmore Savory
Vice-Admiral Herbert Whitmore Savory, M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (15 July, 1857 – 23 February, 1918) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1882.[1]
He was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 4 on 25 May, 1886.[2]
Savory was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, at the age of thirty-seven years, eleven months and fifteen days.[3]
Captain
Savory was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1901.[4]
He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Hawke in January 1903.[5] In February 1905, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Diadem.[6]
On the occasion of the special Mission of Prince Arthur of Connaught to Japan to invest the Emperor of Japan with the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Jackson was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) dated 20 February, 1906.[7]
He was appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 12 August, 1907.[8]
Flag Rank
Savory was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 January, 1911, vice Wilkinson.[9] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903 he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 December, 1911.[10]
On 12 March, 1915, Savory was officially attached to an Army Headquarter Unit.[11]
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 9 June, 1916.[12]
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral H. W. Savory" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 25 February, 1918. Issue 41722, col B, p. 10.
- at least one letter to Admiral Gerard Noel is found at the National Maritime Museum's Caird Library under NOE/5/1
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John Courtnell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 4 25 May, 1886[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Cecil Burney |
Captain of H.M.S. Hawke Jan, 1903[14] |
Succeeded by Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart. |
| Preceded by Edmund R. Pears |
Captain of H.M.S. Diadem 23 Feb, 1905[15] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Umfreville |
| Preceded by Reginald G. O. Tupper |
Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales 12 Aug, 1907[16] |
Succeeded by Edward M. Phillpotts |
| Preceded by George E. Patey |
Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships 4 Feb, 1909[17] |
Succeeded by John M. de Robeck |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25073. p. 653. 17 February, 1882.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 245.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27913. p. 3326. 15 May, 1906.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 361.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28458. p. 501. 20 January, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28562. p. 9446. 15 December, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29111. p. 2943. 24 March, 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 245.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 361.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 5 February, 1909. Issue 38875, col B, p. 7.
