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Paget was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 28 December, 1877.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24537/pages/2 no. 24537.  p. 2.]  1 January, 1878.</ref>
 
Paget was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 28 December, 1877.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24537/pages/2 no. 24537.  p. 2.]  1 January, 1878.</ref>
  
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On 17 May, 1887, he was appointed in command of the Second-Class Gun-Boat ''Starling''.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 19 May, 1887.  Issue '''32076''', col E, pg. 10.</ref>
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On 17 May, 1887, he was appointed in command of the Second-Class Gun-Boat ''Starling''.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 19 May, 1887.  Issue '''32076''', col E, p. 10.</ref>
  
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He was appointed to the composite sloop ''Dolphin'' on 11 August, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 12 August, 1893.  Issue '''34028''', col B, pg. 12.</ref>
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He was appointed to the composite sloop ''Dolphin'' on 11 August, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 12 August, 1893.  Issue '''34028''', col B, p. 12.</ref>
  
 
Paget was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1896.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26757/pages/3978 no. 26757.  p. 3978.]  10 July, 1896.</ref>
 
Paget was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1896.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26757/pages/3978 no. 26757.  p. 3978.]  10 July, 1896.</ref>
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On 3 June, 1899, Paget was appointed a Companion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27091/pages/3865 no. 27091.  p. 3865.]  20 June, 1899.</ref>
 
On 3 June, 1899, Paget was appointed a Companion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27091/pages/3865 no. 27091.  p. 3865.]  20 June, 1899.</ref>
  
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He took command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1891)|''Royal Sovereign'']] on 13 May, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 14 May, 1903.  Issue '''37080''', col E, pg. 10.</ref>
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He took command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1891)|''Royal Sovereign'']] on 13 May, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 14 May, 1903.  Issue '''37080''', col E, p. 10.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII dated 1 July, 1905, vice [[George Astley Callaghan|Callaghan]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27818/pages/4983 no. 27818.  p. 4983.]  18 July, 1905.</ref>  For his services in connection with the settlement of French claims in Newfoundland Paget was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 9 November.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27852/supplements/7496 (Supplement) no. 27852.  p. 7496.]  19 October, 1906.</ref>
 
He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII dated 1 July, 1905, vice [[George Astley Callaghan|Callaghan]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27818/pages/4983 no. 27818.  p. 4983.]  18 July, 1905.</ref>  For his services in connection with the settlement of French claims in Newfoundland Paget was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 9 November.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27852/supplements/7496 (Supplement) no. 27852.  p. 7496.]  19 October, 1906.</ref>

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Admiral SIR Alfred Wyndham Paget, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Navy (20 March, 1852 – 17 June, 1918) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Paget was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 28 December, 1877.[1]

On 17 May, 1887, he was appointed in command of the Second-Class Gun-Boat Starling.[2]

He was appointed to the composite sloop Dolphin on 11 August, 1893.[3]

Paget was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1896.[4]

On 3 June, 1899, Paget was appointed a Companion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.).[5]

He took command of the battleship Royal Sovereign on 13 May, 1903.[6]

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII dated 1 July, 1905, vice Callaghan.[7] For his services in connection with the settlement of French claims in Newfoundland Paget was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 9 November.[8]

Flag Rank

Paget was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 October, 1906.[9]

On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.[10]

Paget was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1911, vice Lambton.[11]

Paget was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 December, 1913, vice Denison.[12]

Great War

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 14 September, 1914.[13] He was granted a temporary Commission as Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve on 18 September, 1914.[14]

He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 4 June, 1917.[15]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 24537. p. 2. 1 January, 1878.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 19 May, 1887. Issue 32076, col E, p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 12 August, 1893. Issue 34028, col B, p. 12.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26757. p. 3978. 10 July, 1896.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27091. p. 3865. 20 June, 1899.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 14 May, 1903. Issue 37080, col E, p. 10.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27818. p. 4983. 18 July, 1905.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27852. p. 7496. 19 October, 1906.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27955. p. 6720. 5 October, 1906.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
  11. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28473. p. 1958. 7 March, 1911.
  12. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28780. p. 9083. 9 December, 1913.
  13. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28902. p. 7294. 14 September, 1914.
  14. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28906. p. 7396. 18 September, 1914.
  15. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5462. 4 June, 1917.

Bibliography

  • "Death of Admiral Paget" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 19 June, 1918. Issue 41820, col F, pg. 9.

Papers

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George F. King-Hall 		Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland
1906 – 1908 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Coke
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