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− | {{RearRN}} '''Richard Nigel Gresley''', R.N., Retired (15 March, 1850 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{RearRN}} (retired) '''Richard Nigel Gresley''', R.N., Retired (15 March, 1850 – 11 September, 1928) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Gresley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 23 September, 1873.<ref>Gresley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/464.|D7601201}} f. 547.</ref> | |
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− | Gresley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Gresley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1887.<ref>Gresley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/464.|D7601201}} f. 547.</ref> |
− | Gresley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | + | |
− | Gresley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on | + | Gresley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 13 May, 1893.<ref>Gresley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/464.|D7601201}} f. 547.</ref> |
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+ | Gresley retired at his own request on 1 April, 1902.<ref>Gresley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/464.|D7601201}} f. 552.</ref> | ||
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+ | Gresley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 1 April, 1905. He attended an Admiralty conference in late June, 1910 regarding the fitting out of Armed Merchant Cruiser.<ref>Gresley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/464.|D7601201}} f. 552.</ref> | ||
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+ | Gresley died near Winchester in 1928 of a cancer that had developed from an old appendectomy scar.<ref>Gresley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/464.|D7601201}} f. 552.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Nigel+Gresley Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Nigel+Gresley Service Records] | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Fowler King-Hall|George F. King-Hall]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Volage (1869)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Volage'']]'''<br>5 Oct, 1896<ref>Gresley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/464.|D7601201}} f. 552.</ref> – 5 Oct, 1898<ref>Gresley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/464.|D7601201}} f. 552.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Peploe Tudor|Oswald P. Tudor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Melampus (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Melampus'']]'''<br>4 Mar, 1899<ref>Gresley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/464.|D7601201}} f. 547.</ref>{{NLJan01|p. 280}} – 25 May, 1901<ref>Gresley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/464.|D7601201}} f. 547.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Hart Dyke|Henry H. Dyke]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 6 April 2022
Rear-Admiral (retired) Richard Nigel Gresley, R.N., Retired (15 March, 1850 – 11 September, 1928) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gresley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 23 September, 1873.[1]
Gresley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1887.[2]
Gresley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 13 May, 1893.[3]
Gresley retired at his own request on 1 April, 1902.[4]
Gresley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 April, 1905. He attended an Admiralty conference in late June, 1910 regarding the fitting out of Armed Merchant Cruiser.[5]
Gresley died near Winchester in 1928 of a cancer that had developed from an old appendectomy scar.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Andrew K. Bickford |
Captain of H.M.S. Medusa 18 Jul, 1894[7] |
Succeeded by Conyers Lang |
Preceded by George F. King-Hall |
Captain of H.M.S. Volage 5 Oct, 1896[8] – 5 Oct, 1898[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Oswald P. Tudor |
Captain of H.M.S. Melampus 4 Mar, 1899[10][11] – 25 May, 1901[12] |
Succeeded by Henry H. Dyke |
Footnotes
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 547.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 547.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 547.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 552.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 552.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 552.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 552.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 552.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 547.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 280.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 547.