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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Philip Wylie Dumas|Philip W. Dumas]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Agamemnon (1906)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Agamemnon'']]'''<br>25 Sep, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 725}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Philip Wylie Dumas|Philip W. Dumas]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Agamemnon (1906)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Agamemnon'']]'''<br>25 Sep, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 725}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmund Hyde Smith|E. Hyde Smith]]'''|'''[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard|Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard]]'''<br>15 Apr, 1919<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 16 April, 1919. Issue '''42076''', col B, p. 7.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmund Hyde Smith|E. Hyde Smith]]'''|'''[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard|Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard]]'''<br>15 Apr, 1919<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 16 April, 1919. Issue '''42076''', col B, p. 7.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} |
Revision as of 22:16, 14 January 2015
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
Litchfield was appointed to the President, additional, on 7 January, 1905, as an Assistant to D.N.O..[1]
On 11 January, 1910, Litchfield was appointed to Vernon.[2]
On 1 January, 1912, Litchfield was appointed to President for service on the staff of the Inspector of Target Practice.[3]
On 11 December 1912, he was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Antrim.[4]
Litchfield was appointed in command of H.M.S. Shannon as Flag Captain to Charles E. Madden on 19 December, 1913,[5] but this appointment was cancelled.
Great-War
On 1 August, 1914, he was appointed in command of the Caronia, a passenger liner commissioned into Royal Navy service as an armed merchant cruiser.[6]
He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 3 June, 1916.[7]
He was appointed in command of H.M.S. Agamemnon on 25 September, 1918.[8]
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.[9] Cause of death was stated at the the inquest to be "the acute inflammatory condition of the lungs."[10]
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Henry D. Wilkin |
Captain of H.M.S. Antrim 11 Dec, 1912[11] |
Succeeded by Vincent B. Molteno |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Caronia 1 Aug, 1914[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Philip W. Dumas |
Captain of H.M.S. Agamemnon 25 Sep, 1918[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by E. Hyde Smith |
Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard 15 Apr, 1919[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 14 January, 1905. Issue 37604, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 December, 1911. Issue 39758, col A, p. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 278.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 10 December, 1913. Issue 40391, col A, p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 401e.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5563. 3 June, 1916.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 725.
- ↑ "News in Brief" (News in Brief). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1922. Issue 43046, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "News in Brief" (News in Brief). The Times. Friday, 2 June, 1922. Issue 43047, col G, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 725.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 16 April, 1919. Issue 42076, col B, p. 7.