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Paget was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 8 December, 1913, vice [[John Denison|Denison]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28780/pages/9083 no. 28780.  p. 9083.]  9 December, 1913.</ref>
 
Paget was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 8 December, 1913, vice [[John Denison|Denison]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28780/pages/9083 no. 28780.  p. 9083.]  9 December, 1913.</ref>
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Paget's name was mentioned as a possibility for the position of First Naval Member of the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, but Admirals [[George Fowler King-Hall|Sir George F. King-Hall]] and [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|Sir Reginald F. H. Henderson]] were opposed.<ref>Greene to Battenberg.  Note of 17 February, 1914.  {{TNA|ADM 1/8368/40.}}  f. 3.</ref></blockquote>
  
 
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==Great War==

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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]

Captain

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]

Also in June 1899, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Astræa[6] until February of 1901 when he became captain of the first class protected cruiser Endymion[7]

He took command of the battleship Royal Sovereign on 13 May, 1903.[8]

In March 1904, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Charybdis.[9]

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII dated 1 July, 1905, vice Callaghan.[10] 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.[11]

Flag Rank

Paget was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 October, 1906.[12]

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.[13]

Paget was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1911, vice Lambton.[14]

Paget was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 December, 1913, vice Denison.[15]

Paget's name was mentioned as a possibility for the position of First Naval Member of the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, but Admirals Sir George F. King-Hall and Sir Reginald F. H. Henderson were opposed.[16]</blockquote>

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

He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 4 June, 1917.[19]

Footnotes

  1. The 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. The London Gazette: no. 26757. p. 3978. 10 July, 1896.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 27091. p. 3865. 20 June, 1899.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 14 May, 1903. Issue 37080, col E, p. 10.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. The London Gazette: no. 27818. p. 4983. 18 July, 1905.
  11. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27852. p. 7496. 19 October, 1906.
  12. The London Gazette: no. 27955. p. 6720. 5 October, 1906.
  13. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
  14. The London Gazette: no. 28473. p. 1958. 7 March, 1911.
  15. The London Gazette: no. 28780. p. 9083. 9 December, 1913.
  16. Greene to Battenberg. Note of 17 February, 1914. The National Archives. ADM 1/8368/40. f. 3.
  17. The London Gazette: no. 28902. p. 7294. 14 September, 1914.
  18. The London Gazette: no. 28906. p. 7396. 18 September, 1914.
  19. The 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, p. 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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