Edward Cecil Villiers

From The Dreadnought Project
Revision as of 09:16, 11 May 2014 by FredBot (Talk | contribs) (Update appts)

Jump to: navigation, search

Rear-Admiral Edward Cecil Villiers, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (16 February, 1866 – 16 April, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

At the examination for naval cadetships Villiers placed ninth out of thirty-seven successful candidates.[1]

Villiers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1890.[2]

Villiers was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[3]

Captain

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1906.[4]

In December 1908, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Charybdis.[5]

In the Birthday Honours of 4 June, 1917, Villiers was appointed a Companion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) for his war services.[6] He was placed on the Retired List, with the rank of Rear-Admiral (Retired); from 23 October, 1917.[7] His future in the Navy had been decided at a meeting of the Board of Admiralty on 15 June, when all five Sea Lords voted that he be retired on promotion to Flag Rank under Section III of the Order-in-Council of 9 March, 1914.[8]

Footnotes

  1. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 June, 1879. Issue 29603, col E, p. 7.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26080. p. 4537. 19 August, 1890.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 27927. p. 4466. 29 June, 1906.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5458. 4 June, 1917.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 30369. p. 11474. 6 November, 1917.
  8. The National Archives. ADM 167/52.

Bibliography

  • "Rear-Admiral E. C. Villiers" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 18 April, 1939. Issue 48282, col D, pg. 16.

Service Record


Naval Appointments
Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Stanhope Hawke
Captain of H.M.S. Charybdis
Dec, 1908 – ?
Succeeded by
Robert W. Glennie
Template:CatRearAdmiral