Charles Langdale Ottley
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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 appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the battleship Victoria, flag ship on the Mediterranean Station, on 14 November, 1889.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1899.[2]
On 15 June, 1908, Ottley was placed on the Retired List with permission to assume the rank of Rear-Admiral.[3]
Kathleen Margaret, his widow, died in Bath on 4 February, 1940 aged sixty-seven.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Navy List (March, 1891). p. 263.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28150. p. 4555. 23 June, 1908.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 8 February, 1940. Issue 48534, col B, pg. 1.
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.
