Henry John May
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Rear-Admiral Henry John May, C.B., Royal Navy (20 February, 1853 – 24 April, 1904) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 7 August he was specially promoted to the rank of Commander, dated 11 July.[1]
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday, May was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 25 May, 1892.[2]
From its inception in 1900 to his death in 1904, May was President of the Naval War Course at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. He was promoted to Flag rank in September, 1902.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25136. p. 3689. 8 August, 1882.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26291. p. 3137. 25 May, 1892.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
Categories:
- 1853 births
- 1904 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1866
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Naval Members of the Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Mars (1896)
- Captains of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- Royal Navy Rear-Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
- Royal Navy Officers Deceased on Active Service
