Difference between revisions of "Albert Percy Addison"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 2: Line 2:
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
 +
Addison was born in Portsmouth on 8 November, 1875.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>
 +
 
Addison was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB71|f=t}} in July, 1896 for manoeuvres.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/141}} f. 365.</ref>
 
Addison was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB71|f=t}} in July, 1896 for manoeuvres.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/141}} f. 365.</ref>
 +
 +
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 June, 1897.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>
  
 
He was given command of the {{UK-TB110|f=t}} on 21 July, 1903, for manoeuvres, and also command of Milford Flotilla.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/141.}} f. 365.</ref>
 
He was given command of the {{UK-TB110|f=t}} on 21 July, 1903, for manoeuvres, and also command of Milford Flotilla.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/141.}} f. 365.</ref>
  
−
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 2}}
+
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 2}} He married Mary H. Kellett on 15 August, 1908.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>
  
−
Addison was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913.
+
Addison was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref>
  
−
==Post-War==
+
==Great War==
 
In February 1915, Addison was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}}.  In September, he became Captain of the {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}}.
 
In February 1915, Addison was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}}.  In September, he became Captain of the {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}}.
  
Line 18: Line 22:
 
In January 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lion|f=t}}, relieving [[Wilfred Tomkinson]].  On 15 April, he became [[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Director of Torpedoes and Mining]].
 
In January 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lion|f=t}}, relieving [[Wilfred Tomkinson]].  On 15 April, he became [[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Director of Torpedoes and Mining]].
  
−
In 1922, he succeeded [[John Saumarez Dumaresq]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding H.M. Australian Fleet.{{CN}}
+
In 1922, he succeeded [[John Saumarez Dumaresq]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding H.M. Australian Fleet.
 +
 
 +
On 2 November, 1923 Addison was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref>
 +
 
 +
Addison was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 28 February, 1929 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 March, though he would remain in his role as [[Director of Dockyards and Repair (Royal Navy)|Director of Dockyards and Repair]] until being superseded by Vice-Admiral [[Cecil Ponsonby Talbot|Cecil P. Talbot]] on 1 May, 1937.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref>
 +
 
 +
Addison was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 31 December, 1932.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 11:58, 14 June 2015

Admiral SIR Albert Percy Addison, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (8 November, 1875 – 13 November, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Addison was born in Portsmouth on 8 November, 1875.[1]

Addison was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 71 in July, 1896 for manoeuvres.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 June, 1897.[3]

He was given command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 110 on 21 July, 1903, for manoeuvres, and also command of Milford Flotilla.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1907.[5] He married Mary H. Kellett on 15 August, 1908.[6]

Addison was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[7]

Great War

In February 1915, Addison was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort. In September, he became Captain of the light cruiser Dartmouth.

On 14 August, 1917, he was appointed in command of Maidstone, becoming Captain (S) of the Ninth Submarine Flotilla. He would retain this post through the end of the war.[8]

Post-war

In January 1920, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Lion, relieving Wilfred Tomkinson. On 15 April, he became Director of Torpedoes and Mining.

In 1922, he succeeded John Saumarez Dumaresq as Rear-Admiral Commanding H.M. Australian Fleet.

On 2 November, 1923 Addison was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral.[9]

Addison was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 28 February, 1929 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 March, though he would remain in his role as Director of Dockyards and Repair until being superseded by Vice-Admiral Cecil P. Talbot on 1 May, 1937.[10]

Addison was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 31 December, 1932.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles L. Vaughan-Lee 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 71
Jul, 1896[12] 		Succeeded by
William F. Sells
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 110
21 Jul, 1903[13] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey C. Candy
Preceded by
Robert W. Johnson 		Captain of H.M.S. Hazard
12 Nov, 1906[14] – 20 Nov, 1907[15] 		Succeeded by
Apsley D. M. Cherry
Preceded by
Arthur K. Waistell 		Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort
8 Feb, 1915[16][17] 		Succeeded by
Charles J. Wintour
Preceded by
Judge D'Arcy 		Captain of H.M.S. Dartmouth
9 Sep, 1915[18] 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. W. Hope
Preceded by
Arthur K. Waistell 		Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone
14 Aug, 1917[19] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Layton
Preceded by
William R. D. Crowther
as Lieutenant-Commander (S), Ninth Submarine Flotilla 		Captain (S), Ninth Submarine Flotilla
14 Aug, 1917[20] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Wilfred Tomkinson 		Captain of H.M.S. Lion
1 Jan, 1920[21] 		Succeeded by
Arthur L. Gresson
Preceded by
Frederick L. Field 		Director of Torpedoes and Mining
15 Apr, 1920[22] – 15 Apr, 1920[23] 		Succeeded by
Leonard A. B. Donaldson
Preceded by
John S. Dumaresq 		Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet
1922[Citation needed] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Brian H. F. Barttelot 		Director of Dockyards and Repair
? 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
  2. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141 f. 365.
  3. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
  4. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141. f. 365.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
  6. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
  7. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 839.
  9. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
  10. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
  11. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
  12. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141 f. 365.
  13. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141 f. 365.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 325.
  15. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ Day of month inferred from departure of predecessor. Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393n.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 839.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 839.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1920). pp. 800-1.
  22. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 April, 1920. Issue 42385, col A, p. 6.
  23. ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 178.

Template:CatAdmiral

Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Albert_Percy_Addison&oldid=164695"