Hubert Stansbury

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Captain (retired) Hubert Stansbury, C.B., C.B.E., R.N. (9 May, 1873 – 11 June, 1949) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of W. P. Stansbury, Esq..[1]

Stansbury was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in August, 1893.[2]

In 1904, he was thanked for his design for an automatic sight for heavy naval guns, which were considered for adoption.[3]

Stansbury was promoted to the rank of Commander in December, 1905.[4]

Stansbury was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 August, 1910 with the rank of Captain.[5]

Stansbury served as a Transport Officer in a variety of capacities in the Great War, including "route giving" duties at Norfolk, Virginia in 1918. He reverted to the Retired List on 15 November, 1919.[6]

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Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk
15 Jun, 1897[7] – Aug, 1897[8]
Succeeded by
Frederic W. Dean
Preceded by
?
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Southampton
1 Aug, 1914[9] – 1 Apr, 1915[10]
Succeeded by
William B. S. Wrey
Preceded by
William B. S. Wrey
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Southampton
15 Aug, 1919[11] – 15 Nov, 1919[12]
Succeeded by
Hubert Stansbury
Preceded by
Hubert Stansbury
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Southampton
before Jan, 1921[13]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  2. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  3. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  4. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  5. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  6. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  7. "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
  8. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336. Date within year inferred from Dean's appointment.
  9. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  10. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  11. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  12. Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1154.