Arthur Mostyn Field
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Admiral SIR Arthur Mostyn Field, K.C.B., F.R.S., Royal Navy, Retired (27 June, 1855 – 3 July, 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Field was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1889.Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1889.[1]
Field was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1895, aged forty years and three days.[2]
Flag Rank
Field was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 July, 1910, vice Durnford.[3] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 August.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 4 June, 1913.[5]
His son, Midshipman T. M. Field, was killed in the loss of H.M.S. Queen Mary at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May, 1916.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25969. p. 4738. 30 August, 1889.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28400. p. 5396. 26 July, 1910.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28413. p. 6407. 6 September, 1910.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28726. p. 3992. 6 June, 1913.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Mostyn Field" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 4 July, 1950. Issue 51734, col E, pg. 6.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
