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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Badderly, the son off Major H. C. Talbot.<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/421.|D7576566}} f. 421.</ref>
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Talbot was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/421.|D7576566}} f. 421.</ref>
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Talbot was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/421.|D7576566}} f. 421.</ref>
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On 9 October 1913, Talbot was appointed Secretary of the Committee on Eyesight of Officers.
  
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As a Commander, he was appointed to the {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} on 8 January, 1914.{{NLApr14|p. 361}}
 
As a Commander, he was appointed to the {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} on 8 January, 1914.{{NLApr14|p. 361}}
  
 
Talbot was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1914.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28842/pages/4880 no. 28842.  p. 4880.]  22 June, 1914.</ref>
 
Talbot was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1914.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28842/pages/4880 no. 28842.  p. 4880.]  22 June, 1914.</ref>
  
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Majestic|f=t}} and "for a group" (of destroyers, presumably) on 30 July, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 353}} He was in command when she was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on 27 May, 1915.
  
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In August, 1915, he was given command of the {{UK-Swiftsure|f=t}}, in which he served as Flag Captain.  In 1916, he was in general charge of vessels off the beach during the evacuation of Helles.  Talbot was re-appointed upon the ship's re-commissioning in May 1916 and remained in command until she paid off on 26 April, 1917.
  
In May, 1917, Talbot was appointed in command of the {{UK-Birkenhead|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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On 10 May, 1917 Talbot was appointed in command of the {{UK-Birkenhead|f=t}}.
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On 23 November, 1918, Talbot was deemed fit for shore duty only.
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On 22 April, 1920, Talbot was surveyed at the hospital.
  
 
Talbot died on 4 July, 1920, whilst in command of the {{UK-Caledon|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval Casualties" (News).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 20 July, 1920.  Issue '''42467''', col E, p. 21.</ref>
 
Talbot died on 4 July, 1920, whilst in command of the {{UK-Caledon|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval Casualties" (News).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 20 July, 1920.  Issue '''42467''', col E, p. 21.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 21:47, 13 December 2016

Captain Henry FitzRoy George Talbot, D.S.O., Royal Navy (24 February, 1874 – 4 July, 1920) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Badderly, the son off Major H. C. Talbot.[1]

Talbot was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1895.[2]

Talbot was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1905.[3]

On 9 October 1913, Talbot was appointed Secretary of the Committee on Eyesight of Officers.

As a Commander, he was appointed to the Prince George on 8 January, 1914.[4]

Talbot was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1914.[5]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Majestic and "for a group" (of destroyers, presumably) on 30 July, 1914.[6] He was in command when she was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on 27 May, 1915.

In August, 1915, he was given command of the battleship Swiftsure, in which he served as Flag Captain. In 1916, he was in general charge of vessels off the beach during the evacuation of Helles. Talbot was re-appointed upon the ship's re-commissioning in May 1916 and remained in command until she paid off on 26 April, 1917.

On 10 May, 1917 Talbot was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birkenhead.

On 23 November, 1918, Talbot was deemed fit for shore duty only.

On 22 April, 1920, Talbot was surveyed at the hospital.

Talbot died on 4 July, 1920, whilst in command of the light cruiser Caledon.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ion P. Barton
Captain of H.M. T.B. 103
11 Feb, 1896[8]
Succeeded by
Percy G. Brown
Preceded by
Osmond J. Prentis
Captain of H.M.S. Mallard
2 Jul, 1906[9] – 29 Nov, 1908[Inference]
Succeeded by
Charles E. W. Pyddoke
Preceded by
Charles P. Beaty-Pownall
Captain of H.M.S. Perseus
11 May, 1912[10]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edwin V. Underhill
Captain of H.M.S. Majestic
30 Jul, 1914[11] – 27 May, 1915[12]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy
Captain of H.M.S. Swiftsure
10 Aug, 1915[13] – 26 Apr, 1917
Succeeded by
Francis J. Stenson
Preceded by
Edward Reeves
Captain of H.M.S. Birkenhead
10 May, 1917[14] – 16 Jan, 1918
Succeeded by
Henry E. Grace
Preceded by
Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court
Captain of Royal Naval College, Osborne
15 Dec, 1918[15]
Succeeded by
Francis A. Marten

Footnotes

  1. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  2. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  3. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 361.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 28842. p. 4880. 22 June, 1914.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 353.
  7. "Naval Casualties" (News). The Times. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue 42467, col E, p. 21.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 1 February, 1896. Issue 34802, col B, p. 7.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 343.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 356.
  11. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 353.
  12. Naval Operations. Volume II. index.
  13. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398m.
  14. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391s.
  15. The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 856.

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