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Revision as of 16:26, 31 July 2012

Vice-Admiral Herbert Whitmore Savory, M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (15 July, 1857 – 23 February, 1918) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1882.[1]

Savory was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, at the age of thirty-seven years, eleven months and fifteen days.[2]

Captain

Savory was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1901.[3]

On the occasion of the special Mission of Prince Arthur of Connaught to Japan to invest the Emperor of Japan with the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Jackson was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) dated 20 February, 1906.[4]

He was appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 12 August, 1907.[5]

Flag Rank

Savory was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 January, 1911, vice Wilkinson.[6] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903 he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 December, 1911.[7]

On 12 March, 1915, Savory was officially attached to an Army Headquarter Unit.[8]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 9 June, 1916.[9]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25073. p. 653. 17 February, 1882.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
  4. London Gazette: no. 27913. p. 3326. 15 May, 1906.
  5. Navy List (October, 1908). p. 361.
  6. London Gazette: no. 28458. p. 501. 20 January, 1911.
  7. London Gazette: no. 28562. p. 9446. 15 December, 1911.
  8. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29111. p. 2943. 24 March, 1915.
  9. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral H. W. Savory" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 25 February, 1918. Issue 41722, col B, pg. 10.

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