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| − | Juniper was appointed to ''Vivid'' on 24 October, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List for December, 1914, Corrected to the 18th November, 1914''. p. 396.</ref> | + | Juniper was appointed to ''Vivid'' for service at Devonport on 24 October, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List for December, 1914, Corrected to the 18th November, 1914''. p. 396.</ref> |
On 28 May, 1915, he was appointed to {{UK-Queen}} on the staff of Rear-Admiral [[Cecil Fiennes Thursby|Cecil F. Thursby]] in the Eastern Mediterranean.<ref>''The Navy List for October, 1915, Corrected to the 18th September, 1915''. p. 397''f''.</ref> | On 28 May, 1915, he was appointed to {{UK-Queen}} on the staff of Rear-Admiral [[Cecil Fiennes Thursby|Cecil F. Thursby]] in the Eastern Mediterranean.<ref>''The Navy List for October, 1915, Corrected to the 18th September, 1915''. p. 397''f''.</ref> | ||
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Engineer Rear-Admiral William Vey Juniper, C.B. (29 November, 1861 – 25 December, 1924) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Juniper was promoted to the rank of Assistant Engineer on 1 January, 1883.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Engineer on 1 March, 1888.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Chief Engineer dated 2 April, 1895.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Engineer Commander dated 2 April, 1903.[4] On 9 December his seniority as an Engineer Commander was antedated to 2 April, 1899, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 October, 1903.[5]
On 29 May, 1905, Juniper was appointed Chief Engineer of the Carnarvon on the Mediterranean Station.[6]
He was appointed to Pembroke for the Torpedo Depot at Chatham Dockyard on 17 August, 1907.[7]
He was appointed as Chief Engineer of the Exmouth on 17 September, 1910, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, Sir Edmund S. Poë.[8]
Juniper was promoted to the rank of Engineer Captain on 1 January, 1912.[9] On 17 March, 1913, he was appointed for temporary service in the Department of the Engineer-in-Chief at the Admiralty.[10] On 20 December he was appointed to Carnarvon, but accommodated in Hannibal, for service in the Home Fleets at Devonport under the Rear-Admiral of the Home Fleets at that port, Arthur H. Christian.[11]
Great War
Juniper was appointed to Vivid for service at Devonport on 24 October, 1914.[12]
On 28 May, 1915, he was appointed to Queen on the staff of Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Thursby in the Eastern Mediterranean.[13]
He was promoted to the rank of Engineer Rear-Admiral on 28 November, 1916.[14] On 19 May, 1917, he was appointed to Pembroke for duty at Sheerness.[15]
Juniper was placed on the Retired List on 30 September, 1919.[16]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th December, 1884. p. 120.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25793. p. 1426. 6 March, 1888.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26618. p. 2353. 23 April, 1895.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27545. p. 2524. 21 April, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27626. p. 8266. 15 December, 1903.
- ↑ The Navy List, for March, 1907, Corrected to the 18th February, 1907. p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List for July, 1909, Corrected to the 18th June, 1909. p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List for April, 1911, Corrected to the 18th March, 1911. p. 312.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28570. p. 221. 9 January, 1912.
- ↑ The Navy List for October, 1913, Corrected to the 18th September, 1913. p. 358.
- ↑ The Navy List for April, 1914, Corrected to the 18th March, 1914. p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List for December, 1914, Corrected to the 18th November, 1914. p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List for October, 1915, Corrected to the 18th September, 1915. p. 397f.
- ↑ The Navy List for November, 1917, Corrected to the 18th October, 1917. p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List for November, 1917, Corrected to the 18th October, 1917. p. 396i.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31587. p. 12420. 7 October, 1919.
Bibliography
- "Late Eng.-Adml. Juniper, at Totnes" (Obituaries). Western Morning News. Saturday, 27 December, 1924. Col E, p. 3.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/25.
