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| − | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Judge D'Arcy''' ( | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Judge D'Arcy''' (31 July, 1867 – 6 April, 1927) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] |
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| − | + | D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} dated 1 October, 1890.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26093/pages/5268 no. 26093. p. 5268.] 3 October, 1890.</ref> | |
| − | + | He was blamed by a Court of Enquiry for the death of an A.B. in 1903 when a picket boat touched a reef. It was found that D'Arcy was "ill advised in allowing the boat to go through the passage considering the state of the sea."<ref>D'Arcy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref> | |
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| + | D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>D'Arcy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref> | ||
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D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 20}} | D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 20}} | ||
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==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
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==Post-war== | ==Post-war== | ||
D'Arcy was appointed in command of training school ''Fisgard'' and as Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments on 31 December 1918.{{NLDec20|p. 774}} | D'Arcy was appointed in command of training school ''Fisgard'' and as Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments on 31 December 1918.{{NLDec20|p. 774}} | ||
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| + | D'Arcy was promoted to {{RearRN}} on 2 May, 1921 and placed on the Retired List at his own request the next day. He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 8 July, 1926. He died the following April at Rushton Lodge (?) in Taunton of a pancreatic tumour and lung ailments.<ref>D'Arcy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 16:28, 9 June 2016
Vice-Admiral (retired) Judge D'Arcy (31 July, 1867 – 6 April, 1927) was an officer in the Royal Navy
Life & Career
D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 1 October, 1890.[1]
He was blamed by a Court of Enquiry for the death of an A.B. in 1903 when a picket boat touched a reef. It was found that D'Arcy was "ill advised in allowing the boat to go through the passage considering the state of the sea."[2]
D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1904.[3]
D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1910.[4]
He was appointed as captain of the battleship Albion in August, 1910.
D'Arcy was appointed in command of the depot ship Hecla of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla on 18 December, 1912.[5]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dartmouth on 10 August, 1913.[6]
Great War
D'Arcy was appointed in command of the battleship Africa on 10 August, 1915. He would remain in command for over two years.
Post-war
D'Arcy was appointed in command of training school Fisgard and as Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments on 31 December 1918.[7]
D'Arcy was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 2 May, 1921 and placed on the Retired List at his own request the next day. He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 July, 1926. He died the following April at Rushton Lodge (?) in Taunton of a pancreatic tumour and lung ailments.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles H. Morgan |
Captain of H.M.S. Albion 9 Aug, 1910[9] – Aug, 1912[10][11] |
Succeeded by Alexander P. Davidson |
| Preceded by Francis G. St. John |
Captain of H.M.S. Hecla 18 Dec, 1912[12] |
Succeeded by John E. Cameron |
| Preceded by Henry L. Mawbey |
Captain of H.M.S. Dartmouth 10 Aug, 1913[13] |
Succeeded by Albert P. Addison |
| Preceded by Herbert J. O. Millar |
Captain of H.M.S. Africa 10 Aug, 1915[14] |
Succeeded by Ernest G. H. Du Boulay |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26093. p. 5268. 3 October, 1890.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 300b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 774.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 275.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391c.
