Victor Albert Stanley
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Admiral THE HONOURABLE SIR Victor Albert Stanley, K.C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (17 January, 1867 – 9 June, 1934) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Early Life & Career
Stanley was appointed to the Pomone for command of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth on 14 August, 1912.[1]
Great War
In August, 1914, Stanley was appointed in command of the new battleship Erin, requisitioned from the Ottoman Empire.[2]
Stanley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917.[3] He was succeeded in command of Erin by Captain Walter M. Ellerton,[4] and was appointed to the Admiralty for special service on 6 July.[5]
Post-War
Stanley was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 2 March, 1926, vice Hope.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 July, 1912. Issue 39945, col C, pg. 11.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393s.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 393n.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 396v.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Victor Stanley" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 11 June, 1934. Issue 46777, col C, pg. 17.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
Categories:
- 1867 births
- 1934 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1880
- Royal Navy Naval Attachés
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Essex (1901)
- Commanding Officers of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Erin (1913)
- Rear-Admirals in the First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Admiral of the Training Service (Royal Navy)
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
