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Ottley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 8 December, 1879.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24791/pages/7324 no. 24791. p. 7324.] 12 December, 1879.</ref> | Ottley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 8 December, 1879.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24791/pages/7324 no. 24791. p. 7324.] 12 December, 1879.</ref> | ||
− | Ottley was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']], flag ship on the [[Mediterranean Station]], on 14 November, 1889. | + | He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 19 May, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} |
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+ | Ottley was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']], flag ship on the [[Mediterranean Station]], on 14 November, 1889.{{NLMar91|p. 263}} | ||
Ottley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1892.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26309/pages/4187 no. 26309. p. 4187.] 22 July, 1892.</ref> | Ottley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1892.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26309/pages/4187 no. 26309. p. 4187.] 22 July, 1892.</ref> |
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Rear-Admiral SIR Charles Langdale Ottley, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (8 February, 1858 – 24 September, 1932) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Ottley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 8 December, 1879.[1]
He was appointed to Vernon on 19 May, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.[2]
Ottley was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the battleship Victoria, flag ship on the Mediterranean Station, on 14 November, 1889.[3]
Ottley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1892.[4]
Captain
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1899.[5]
On the occasion of King Edward VII's visit to Paris, Ottley was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 4 May, 1903.[6]
He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King on 1 June, 1907, vice Rich.[7]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, Ottley was placed on the Retired List with permission to assume the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 June, 1908.[8]
Winston Churchill had evidently offered him a prominent position in the proposed Admiralty War Staff, for Ottley, referring to his "flattering proposal," replied, "I can only say that I shall do exactly what is held to be best for the public interest, I think the fact that I am on the retired list is a very serious disability, and the only justifiable ground for appointing me to such a position would be that no naval officer of the active list could possibly spare enough time from service afloat to do justice to the appointment."[9]
Kathleen Margaret, his widow, died in Bath on 4 February, 1940 aged sixty-seven.[10]
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral Sir C. L. Ottley" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 26 September, 1932. Issue 46248, col A, pg. 17.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Charles J. Briggs |
Head of Mobilisation Division 24 Dec, 1904[11] |
Succeeded by Charles L. Vaughan-Lee |
Preceded by H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg |
Director of Naval Intelligence 1 Feb, 1905[12] |
Succeeded by Herbert G. King-Hall |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24791. p. 7324. 12 December, 1879.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 249.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 263.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26309. p. 4187. 22 July, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27560. p. 3526. 2 June, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28027. p. 3832. 4 June, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28150. p. 4555. 23 June, 1908.
- ↑ Letter of 13 November, 1911. The National Archives. CAB 1/31. ff. 192-193.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 8 February, 1940. Issue 48534, col B, p. 1.
- ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 56.
- ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 988.