William Vey Juniper

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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]

He was appointed to Exmouth on 17 September, 1910.

Juniper was promoted to the rank of Engineer Captain on 1 January, 1912.[6]

Great War

Juniper was appointed to Vivid on 24 October, 1914.[7]

On 28 May, 1915, he was appointed to Queen on the staff of Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Thursby in the Eastern Mediterranean.[8]

He was promoted to the rank of Engineer Rear-Admiral on 28 November, 1916.[9] On 19 May, 1917, he was appointed to Pembroke for duty at Sheerness.[10]

Juniper was placed on the Retired List on 30 September, 1919.[11]

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th December, 1884. p. 120.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 25793. p. 1426. 6 March, 1888.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 26618. p. 2353. 23 April, 1895.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 27545. p. 2524. 21 April, 1903.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 27626. p. 8266. 15 December, 1903.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 28570. p. 221. 9 January, 1912.
  7. The Navy List for December, 1914, Corrected to the 18th November, 1914. p. 396.
  8. The Navy List for October, 1915, Corrected to the 18th September, 1915. p. 397f.
  9. The Navy List for November, 1917, Corrected to the 18th October, 1917. p. 231.
  10. The Navy List for November, 1917, Corrected to the 18th October, 1917. p. 396i.
  11. 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