Henry Loftus Tottenham

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Admiral Henry Loftus Tottenham, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 August, 1860 – 24 February, 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

For services rendered during the operations in Egypt, Tottenham was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 18 November, 1882.[1]

Tottenham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, aged thirty-four years, ten months, and twenty-three days.[2]

Captain

Tottenham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1901.[3]

In December 1903, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Furious.[4]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Repulse in January, 1905.[5] In March, however, he was made Captain of Lancaster.[6]

Tottenham served as captain of battleship Mars from March 1906 until July of the following year.[7]

He was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and King's Harbour Master at Portsmouth on 1 July, 1907.[8]

He served as captain of Implacable from March 1909 through May of the following year.[9]

Flag Rank

On 30 April, 1910, Tottenham was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Goodrich.[10]

Tottenham was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1914.[11] In July it was announced that Tottenham would succeed Rear-Admiral Sackville H. Carden as Admiral-Superintendent of Malta Dockyard.[12]

Great War

On 1 August, 1914, Tottenham hoisted his flag in Albion as Rear-Admiral in the Seventh Battle Squadron. On 5 September he was given command of Cruiser Force E with his flag in the Sutlej. He transferred to Juno on 17 February, 1915, and to Isis on 10 March. He struck his flag on 5 April.

He was appointed to Minotaur as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Seventh Cruiser Squadron in the Grand Fleet on 6 April. His Flag Captain in Minotaur, Captain Edward B. Kiddle, later remembered Tottenham as "a sour pessimist who disliked us all and his appointment. Luckily a few months saw him promoted and he left unregretted and Rear-Admiral Heath hoisted his flag."[13] On 16 June, Jellicoe had written to the First Sea Lord, Sir Henry B. Jackson, suggesting that, "Tottenham might also be moved [from his command] when promoted."[14] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 24 October, 1915, vice Bush,[15] and struck his flag on 25 October.

Tottenham was placed on the Retired List on 26 October, 1918,[16] in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914. He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 January, 1919.[17]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25169. p. 5173. 17 November, 1882.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 393.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
  11. ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
  12. ↑ "Second Sea Lord" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 23 July, 1914. Issue 40586, col G, p. 10.
  13. ↑ Kiddle. Naval Memories. Kiddle Papers. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth: 1988.337. f. 88.
  14. ↑ Jackson Papers. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth: 255/4/1.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30992. p. 13001. 5 November, 1918.
  17. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31104. p. 199. 3 January, 1919.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Henry L. Tottenham" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 1 March, 1950. Issue 51628, col E, p. 9.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert S. Phipps Hornby 		Rear-Admiral Commanding,
Cruiser Force E
1914 – 1915 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood

Preceded by
Arthur W. Waymouth 		Rear-Admiral Commanding,
Seventh Cruiser Squadron
1915 		Succeeded by
Herbert L. Heath

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