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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''George Lambart Atkinson-Willes''', K.C.B., Royal Navy (13 July, 1847 – 25 December, 1921) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''George Lambart Atkinson-Willes''', K.C.B., Royal Navy (13 July, 1847 – 25 December, 1921) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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His last name was originally just '''Atkinson'''.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Atkinson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1886.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25604/pages/3189 no. 25604.  p. 3189.]  2 July, 1886.</ref>
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In January 1868,m he was attached to the Rocket Brigade in Abyssinia.
  
He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 13 January, 1899, vice [[Ernest Neville Rolfe|Rolfe]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27043/pages/298 no. 27043.  p. 298.]  17 January, 1899.</ref>
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Atkinson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1886.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25604/pages/3189 no. 25604.  p. 3189.]  2 July, 1886.</ref>
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 February, 1901, vice [[Robert Hastings Harris|Harris]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27288/pages/1350 no. 27288.  p. 1350.]  22 February, 1901.</ref>  On 7 May, 1902, he succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet|Sir Baldwin Wake Walker]] as Second-in-Command of the [[Home Squadron (Royal Navy)|Home Squadron]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 May, 1902.  Issue '''36763''', col E, pg. 10.</ref>  He hoisted his flag in the battleship ''Resolution'' in dock at Devonport on 7 May, and at sunset his flag was struck and he went on leave.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 8 May, 1902.  Issue '''36762''', col F, pg. 9.</ref>
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He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 13 January, 1899, vice [[Ernest Neville Rolfe|Rolfe]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27043/pages/298 no. 27043.  p. 298.]  17 January, 1899.</ref>
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 24 May, 1905, vice [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27801/pages/4032 no. 27801.  p. 4032.]  6 June, 1905.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 February, 1901, vice [[Robert Hastings Harris|Harris]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27288/pages/1350 no. 27288.  p. 1350.]  22 February, 1901.</ref>  On 7 May, 1902, he succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet|Sir Baldwin Wake Walker]] as Second-in-Command of the [[Home Squadron (Royal Navy)|Home Squadron]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 May, 1902.  Issue '''36763''', col E, p. 10.</ref>  He hoisted his flag in the battleship [[H.M.S. Resolution (1892)|''Resolution'']] in dock at Devonport on 7 May, and at sunset his flag was struck and he went on leave.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 8 May, 1902.  Issue '''36762''', col F, p. 9.</ref>
  
Atkinson-Willes was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 5 November, 1908, vice [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Rawson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28193/pages/8028 no. 28193.  p. 8028.]  6 November, 1908.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 24 May, 1905, vice [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27801/pages/4032 no. 27801.  p. 4032.]  6 June, 1905.</ref>  On the occasion of the King's birthday, Atkinson-Willes was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 30 June.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27811/supplements/4548 (Supplement) no. 27811.  p. 4548.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
  
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Atkinson-Willes was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 5 November, 1908, vice [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Rawson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28193/pages/8028 no. 28193.  p. 8028.]  6 November, 1908.</ref>
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In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], he was placed on the Retired List on 13 July, 1912.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28627/pages/5182 no. 28627.  p. 5182.]  16 July, 1912.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Fifty Years in the Navy" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 27 December, 1921.  Issue '''42913''', col F, pg. 10.
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*"Fifty Years in the Navy" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 27 December, 1921.  Issue '''42913''', col F, p. 10.
 
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==Service Record==
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==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7916256&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/38.]
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Revision as of 10:32, 18 December 2019

Admiral SIR George Lambart Atkinson-Willes, K.C.B., Royal Navy (13 July, 1847 – 25 December, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

His last name was originally just Atkinson.

Life & Career

In January 1868,m he was attached to the Rocket Brigade in Abyssinia.

Atkinson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1886.[1]

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria dated 13 January, 1899, vice Rolfe.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 February, 1901, vice Harris.[3] On 7 May, 1902, he succeeded Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker as Second-in-Command of the Home Squadron.[4] He hoisted his flag in the battleship Resolution in dock at Devonport on 7 May, and at sunset his flag was struck and he went on leave.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 24 May, 1905, vice Noel.[6] On the occasion of the King's birthday, Atkinson-Willes was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 30 June.[7]

Atkinson-Willes was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 5 November, 1908, vice Rawson.[8]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 13 July, 1912.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Fifty Years in the Navy" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 December, 1921. Issue 42913, col F, p. 10.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M.S. Reindeer
4 Dec, 1884[10] – 30 Jun, 1886
Succeeded by
Henry B. Lang
Preceded by
Thomas S. Jackson
Captain of H.M.S. Comus
1 Mar, 1889[11] – Jul, 1892
Succeeded by
Henry H. Dyke
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Indefatigable
Jul, 1892 – Aug, 1892
Succeeded by
The Hon. Richard Bingham
Preceded by
Francis C. B. Bridgeman-Simpson
Captain of H.M.S. Camperdown
c. Aug, 1892 – c. late Sep, 1892
Succeeded by
Charles Johnstone
Preceded by
Charles Johnstone
Captain of H.M.S. Agamemnon
c. late Aug, 1892 – Oct, 1892
Succeeded by
Charles G. S. Eeles
Preceded by
James A. T. Bruce
Captain of H.M.S. Hero
11 Jul, 1893 – Aug, 1893
Succeeded by
Ernest A. Simons
Preceded by
Alexander P. Hastings
Captain of H.M.S. Howe
31 Oct, 1893[12]
Succeeded by
Robert W. Stopford
Preceded by
Robert H. Harris
Captain of H.M.S. Active
16 Apr, 1895[13]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Robert H. Harris
as Commodore Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron
Rear-Admiral Commanding the Training Squadron
18 Apr, 1895[14]
Succeeded by
Edmund S. Poë
as Commodore Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron
Preceded by
Albert B. Jenkings
Captain of Chatham Dockyard Reserve
15 Dec, 1897[15]
Succeeded by
John Durnford
Preceded by
Sir Charles C. Drury
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
9 Jun, 1903[16] – Aug, 1905
Succeeded by
Sir Edmund S. Poë

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 25604. p. 3189. 2 July, 1886.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 27043. p. 298. 17 January, 1899.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27288. p. 1350. 22 February, 1901.
  4. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 May, 1902. Issue 36763, col E, p. 10.
  5. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 8 May, 1902. Issue 36762, col F, p. 9.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 27801. p. 4032. 6 June, 1905.
  7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27811. p. 4548. 30 June, 1905.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8028. 6 November, 1908.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 28627. p. 5182. 16 July, 1912.
  10. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 232.
  11. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 212.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 226.
  13. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 196.
  14. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 March, 1895. Issue 34535, col B, p. 10.
  15. Atkinson-Willes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 48.
  16. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 June, 1903. Issue 37101, col C, p. 7.