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Dampier scored 1,261 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming fifth out of his batch of twenty.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 27 June, 1881.  Issue '''30231''', col E, p. 8.</ref>
 
Dampier scored 1,261 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming fifth out of his batch of twenty.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 27 June, 1881.  Issue '''30231''', col E, p. 8.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27150/pages/3 no. 27150.  p. 3.]  2 January, 1900.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1900.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27150/pages/3 no. 27150.  p. 3.]  2 January, 1900.</ref>
  
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Dampier was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632.  p. 25.]  1 January, 1904.</ref>
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Dampier was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1904.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632.  p. 25.]  1 January, 1904.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed in command of the new {{UK-Defence|f=t}} on 16 November, 1908.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 497.</ref>
 
He was appointed in command of the new {{UK-Defence|f=t}} on 16 November, 1908.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 497.</ref>
  
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He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V dated 23 June, 1913, vice [[Cresswell John Eyres|Eyres]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28733/pages/4640 no. 28733.  p. 4640.]  1 July, 1913.</ref>
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He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V dated 23 June, 1913, vice [[Cresswell John Eyres|Eyres]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28733/pages/4640 no. 28733.  p. 4640.]  1 July, 1913.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
 
He was in command of [[H.M.S. Audacious (1912)|''Audacious'']] when she struck a mine and was lost.
 
He was in command of [[H.M.S. Audacious (1912)|''Audacious'']] when she struck a mine and was lost.
  
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On 1 January, 1915, Dampier was appointed {{Com1RN}} as [[Admiral of the Training Service]], a temporary appointment.<ref>Dampier Service Record.  p. 497.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 February, 1915, vice [[Reginald Arthur Allenby|Allenby]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29084/pages/1978 no. 29084.  p. 1978.]  26 February, 1915.</ref>  On 13 January, 1916, he was appointed President of the Court Martial convened to enquire into the loss of the armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Natal (1905)|''Natal'']], and he hoisted his flag in the [[H.M.S. Aurora (1913)|''Aurora'']] for this purpose on 17 January.  He struck his flag on 20 January.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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On 1 January, 1915, Dampier was appointed {{Com1RN}} as [[Admiral of the Training Service]], a temporary appointment.<ref>Dampier Service Record.  p. 497.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 February, 1915, vice [[Reginald Arthur Allenby|Allenby]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29084/pages/1978 no. 29084.  p. 1978.]  26 February, 1915.</ref>  On 13 January, 1916, he was appointed President of the Court Martial convened to enquire into the loss of the armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Natal (1905)|''Natal'']], and he hoisted his flag in the [[H.M.S. Aurora (1913)|''Aurora'']] for this purpose on 17 January.  He struck his flag on 20 January.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
 
   
 
   
 
Dampier was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Dover Dockyard, and in charge of Shore Establishments at Dover, on 18 June, 1917.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (September, 1917).  p. 4.</ref>  On 1 June, 1918, he was appointed Rear-Admiral of Controlled Minefields, with his flag in the ''Surf''.  He took up the appointment on 2 June.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 3.</ref>
 
Dampier was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Dover Dockyard, and in charge of Shore Establishments at Dover, on 18 June, 1917.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (September, 1917).  p. 4.</ref>  On 1 June, 1918, he was appointed Rear-Admiral of Controlled Minefields, with his flag in the ''Surf''.  He took up the appointment on 2 June.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 3.</ref>
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==
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Dampier was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 August, 1919, vice [[Norman Craig Palmer|Palmer]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31495/pages/10089 no. 31495.  p. 10089.]  8 August, 1919.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 July, 1922.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32728/pages/5201 no. 32728.  p. 5201.]  11 July, 1922.</ref>
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Dampier was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 August, 1919, vice [[Norman Craig Palmer|Palmer]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31495/pages/10089 no. 31495.  p. 10089.]  8 August, 1919.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 July, 1922.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32728/pages/5201 no. 32728.  p. 5201.]  11 July, 1922.</ref>
  
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He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32962/pages/5889 no. 32962.  p. 5889.]  5 August, 1924.</ref>
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He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32962/pages/5889 no. 32962.  p. 5889.]  5 August, 1924.</ref>
  
 
Dampier died on 11 April, 1950 at Bishop's Waltham at the age of eighty-two.<ref>"Admiral C. F. Dampier" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 April, 1950.  Issue '''51664''', col F, p. 7.</ref>  His funeral took place at St. Peter's, Bishop's Waltham, Hants. on Friday, 14 April.  The Reverend F. H. Sargeant officiated, assisted by the Right Reverend A. L. Kitching, Assistant Bishop of Portsmouth.<ref>"Funerals" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 15 April, 1950.  Issue '''51666''', col B, p. 8.</ref>
 
Dampier died on 11 April, 1950 at Bishop's Waltham at the age of eighty-two.<ref>"Admiral C. F. Dampier" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 April, 1950.  Issue '''51664''', col F, p. 7.</ref>  His funeral took place at St. Peter's, Bishop's Waltham, Hants. on Friday, 14 April.  The Reverend F. H. Sargeant officiated, assisted by the Right Reverend A. L. Kitching, Assistant Bishop of Portsmouth.<ref>"Funerals" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 15 April, 1950.  Issue '''51666''', col B, p. 8.</ref>

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Admiral Cecil Frederick Dampier, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (11 May, 1868 – 11 April, 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Dampier scored 1,261 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming fifth out of his batch of twenty.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1900.[2]

Dampier was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1904.[3]

He was appointed in command of the new armoured cruiser Defence on 16 November, 1908.[4]

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V dated 23 June, 1913, vice Eyres.[5]

Great War

He was in command of Audacious when she struck a mine and was lost.

On 1 January, 1915, Dampier was appointed Commodore, First Class as Admiral of the Training Service, a temporary appointment.[6] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 February, 1915, vice Allenby.[7] On 13 January, 1916, he was appointed President of the Court Martial convened to enquire into the loss of the armoured cruiser Natal, and he hoisted his flag in the Aurora for this purpose on 17 January. He struck his flag on 20 January.[8]

Dampier was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Dover Dockyard, and in charge of Shore Establishments at Dover, on 18 June, 1917.[9] On 1 June, 1918, he was appointed Rear-Admiral of Controlled Minefields, with his flag in the Surf. He took up the appointment on 2 June.[10]

Post-War

Dampier was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 August, 1919, vice Palmer.[11] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 July, 1922.[12]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924.[13]

Dampier died on 11 April, 1950 at Bishop's Waltham at the age of eighty-two.[14] His funeral took place at St. Peter's, Bishop's Waltham, Hants. on Friday, 14 April. The Reverend F. H. Sargeant officiated, assisted by the Right Reverend A. L. Kitching, Assistant Bishop of Portsmouth.[15]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue 30231, col E, p. 8.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
  4. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 497.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28733. p. 4640. 1 July, 1913.
  6. ↑ Dampier Service Record. p. 497.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29084. p. 1978. 26 February, 1915.
  8. ↑ Ibid.
  9. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1917). p. 4.
  10. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31495. p. 10089. 8 August, 1919.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32728. p. 5201. 11 July, 1922.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
  14. ↑ "Admiral C. F. Dampier" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 13 April, 1950. Issue 51664, col F, p. 7.
  15. ↑ "Funerals" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 15 April, 1950. Issue 51666, col B, p. 8.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral C. F. Dampier" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 13 April, 1950. Issue 51664, col F, pg. 7.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
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