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+ | [[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''Frederick Shirley Litchfield-Speer''', C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Navy (24 March, 1874 – 30 May, 1922) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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+ | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
+ | On 1 January, 1912, Litchfield was appointed to ''President'' for service on the staff of the [[Inspector of Target Practice (Royal Navy)|Inspector of Target Practice]].<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 2 December, 1911. Issue '''39758''', col A, pg. 14.</ref> | ||
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Litchfield was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Shannon (1906)|H.M.S. ''Shannon'']] as Flag Captain to [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]] on 19 December, 1913.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 10 December, 1913. Issue '''40391''', col A, pg. 15.</ref> | Litchfield was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Shannon (1906)|H.M.S. ''Shannon'']] as Flag Captain to [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]] on 19 December, 1913.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 10 December, 1913. Issue '''40391''', col A, pg. 15.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Great-War== | ||
+ | ==Post-War== | ||
+ | Litchfield-Speer was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 April, 1922, vice Crampton. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 6 April. He died aged forty-nine on 30 May on the way to Redhill Hospital, Reigate, having fallen ill after going to the Derby with his wife and Captain Willis of the Admiralty.<ref>"News in Brief" (News in Brief). ''The Times''. Thursday, 1 June, 1922. Issue '''43046''', col C, pg. 10.</ref> Cause of death was stated at the the inquest to be "the acute inflammatory condition of the lungs."<ref>"News in Brief" (News in Brief). ''The Times''. Friday, 2 June, 1922. Issue '''43047''', col G, pg. 5.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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+ | ==Bibliography== | ||
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+ | ==Service Records== | ||
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+ | *The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8562203&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/141.] | ||
+ | *The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8557045&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/89.] | ||
+ | *The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8553627&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/43.] | ||
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+ | [[Category:1874 births|Litchfield-Speer]] | ||
+ | [[Category:1922 deaths|Litchfield-Speer]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Personalities|Litchfield-Speer]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Shannon (1906)|Litchfield-Speer]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Captains Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard|Litchfield-Speer]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Royal Navy Rear-Admirals|Litchfield-Speer]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers|Litchfield-Speer]] |
Revision as of 11:07, 27 December 2010
Rear-Admiral Frederick Shirley Litchfield-Speer, C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Navy (24 March, 1874 – 30 May, 1922) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
On 1 January, 1912, Litchfield was appointed to President for service on the staff of the Inspector of Target Practice.[1]
Litchfield was appointed in command of H.M.S. Shannon as Flag Captain to Charles E. Madden on 19 December, 1913.[2]
Great-War
Post-War
Litchfield-Speer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 April, 1922, vice Crampton. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 6 April. He died aged forty-nine on 30 May on the way to Redhill Hospital, Reigate, having fallen ill after going to the Derby with his wife and Captain Willis of the Admiralty.[3] Cause of death was stated at the the inquest to be "the acute inflammatory condition of the lungs."[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 December, 1911. Issue 39758, col A, pg. 14.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 10 December, 1913. Issue 40391, col A, pg. 15.
- ↑ "News in Brief" (News in Brief). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1922. Issue 43046, col C, pg. 10.
- ↑ "News in Brief" (News in Brief). The Times. Friday, 2 June, 1922. Issue 43047, col G, pg. 5.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.