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Tudor was appointed in command of ''Excellent'' on 16 August, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 21 July, 1910.  Issue '''39330''', col E, pg. 4.</ref>  On 12 April, 1911, Tudor was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Madden]], promoted.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28485/pages/2967 no. 28485.  p. 2967.]  14 April, 1911.</ref>
 
Tudor was appointed in command of ''Excellent'' on 16 August, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 21 July, 1910.  Issue '''39330''', col E, pg. 4.</ref>  On 12 April, 1911, Tudor was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Madden]], promoted.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28485/pages/2967 no. 28485.  p. 2967.]  14 April, 1911.</ref>
  
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He was appointed [[Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes]] on 1 June, 1912.<ref>"New Director of Naval Ordnance" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 21 March, 1912.  Issue '''39904''', col F, pg. 4.</ref>  
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He was appointed [[Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes]] on 1 June, 1912.<ref>"New Director of Naval Ordnance" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 21 March, 1912.  Issue '''39904''', col F, pg. 4.</ref>
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On 12 June, 1912, Tudor married Netta, widow of Admiral [[Robert William Craigie|Robert W. Craigie]], in a cermony conducted at Beaconsfield by the Reverend A. S. Commeline.<ref>"Marriages" (Marriages).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 14 June, 1913.  Issue '''40238''', col A, pg. 1.</ref>
  
 
In July, 1914 it was announced that Tudor would succeed Rear-Admiral [[Hugh Evan-Thomas]] as Rear-Admiral in the [[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Squadron]] on 10 December.<ref>"Second Sea Lord" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 23 July, 1914.  Issue '''40586''', col G, pg. 10.</ref>
 
In July, 1914 it was announced that Tudor would succeed Rear-Admiral [[Hugh Evan-Thomas]] as Rear-Admiral in the [[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Squadron]] on 10 December.<ref>"Second Sea Lord" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 23 July, 1914.  Issue '''40586''', col G, pg. 10.</ref>

Revision as of 17:56, 20 January 2011

Admiral Sir Frederick C. T. Tudor, as a Vice-Admiral.
Photo: Library of Congress.

Admiral SIR Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Royal Navy (29 March, 1863 – 14 April, 1946) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Tudor was appointed to the Hannibal on 10 May, 1898.[1]

On 31 December, 1902 he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[2]

Tudor was appointed in command of Excellent on 16 August, 1910.[3] On 12 April, 1911, Tudor was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice Madden, promoted.[4]

He was appointed Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes on 1 June, 1912.[5]

On 12 June, 1912, Tudor married Netta, widow of Admiral Robert W. Craigie, in a cermony conducted at Beaconsfield by the Reverend A. S. Commeline.[6]

In July, 1914 it was announced that Tudor would succeed Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas as Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron on 10 December.[7]

Great War

Tudor's command of the China Station was dated 20 July, 1917.[8] He assumed command on 4 October.[9] He was promoted from acting rank to Vice-Admiral on 23 October, 1917, vice Bayly, promoted Admiral.[10] On 1 January, 1918, he was created a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.).[11]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 2 May, 1898. Issue 35505, col B, pg. 12.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 3. 2 January, 1903.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 July, 1910. Issue 39330, col E, pg. 4.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28485. p. 2967. 14 April, 1911.
  5. ↑ "New Director of Naval Ordnance" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 21 March, 1912. Issue 39904, col F, pg. 4.
  6. ↑ "Marriages" (Marriages). The Times. Saturday, 14 June, 1913. Issue 40238, col A, pg. 1.
  7. ↑ "Second Sea Lord" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 23 July, 1914. Issue 40586, col G, pg. 10.
  8. ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 897.
  9. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (June, 1918). p. 8.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30369. p. 11474. 6 November, 1917.
  11. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 81. 1 January, 1917.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Frederick Tudor" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 15 April, 1946. Issue 50427, col E, pg. 7.

Papers

Service Records


Naval Offices
Preceded by
Reginald G. O. Tupper 		Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Excellent
1910 – 1912 		Succeeded by
Morgan Singer
Preceded by
A. Gordon H. W. Moore 		Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes
1912 – 1914 		Succeeded by
Morgan Singer
Preceded by
Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore 		Third Sea Lord
1914 – 1917 		Succeeded by
Lionel Halsey
Preceded by
Sir William L. Grant 		Commander-in-Chief on the China Station
1917 – 1919 		Succeeded by
Sir Alexander L. Duff
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