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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1882. | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1882.{{Gaz|25073|653|17 February, 1882}} |
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-2TB4|f=t}} on 25 May, 1886.{{NLJul86|p. 245}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-2TB4|f=t}} on 25 May, 1886.{{NLJul86|p. 245}} | ||
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On 15 August, 1892, Savory was appointed to ''Impregnable'', additional, for command of the {{UK-Pilot|f=t}}. He remained there but briefly, as on 11 September he was appointed to {{UK-Agamemnon}} for duty on passage home.<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 150?</ref> | On 15 August, 1892, Savory was appointed to ''Impregnable'', additional, for command of the {{UK-Pilot|f=t}}. He remained there but briefly, as on 11 September he was appointed to {{UK-Agamemnon}} for duty on passage home.<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 150?</ref> | ||
− | Savory was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1895, at the age of thirty-seven years, eleven months and fifteen days. | + | Savory was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1895, at the age of thirty-seven years, eleven months and fifteen days.{{Gaz|26647|4233|26 July, 1895}} |
==Captain== | ==Captain== | ||
− | Savory was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1901. | + | Savory was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1901.{{Gaz|27335|4780|19 July, 1901}} |
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} in January 1903.{{MackieRNW}} In February 1905, he assumed command of the {{UK-Diadem|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} in January 1903.{{MackieRNW}} In February 1905, he assumed command of the {{UK-Diadem|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
− | On the occasion of the special Mission of Prince Arthur of Connaught to Japan to invest the Emperor of Japan with the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Jackson was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) dated 20 February, 1906. | + | On the occasion of the special Mission of Prince Arthur of Connaught to Japan to invest the Emperor of Japan with the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Jackson was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) dated 20 February, 1906.{{Gaz|27913|3326|15 May, 1906}} |
He was appointed to command the {{UK-PrinceOfWales|f=t}} on 12 August, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 361}} | He was appointed to command the {{UK-PrinceOfWales|f=t}} on 12 August, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 361}} | ||
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
− | Savory was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 January, 1911, vice [[Julian Charles Allix Wilkinson|Wilkinson]]. | + | Savory was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 January, 1911, vice [[Julian Charles Allix Wilkinson|Wilkinson]].{{Gaz|28458|501|20 January, 1911}} In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]] he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 December, 1911.{{Gaz|28562|9446|15 December, 1911}} |
− | On 12 March, 1915, Savory was officially attached to an Army Headquarter Unit. | + | On 12 March, 1915, Savory was officially attached to an Army Headquarter Unit.{{GazSup|29111|2943|24 March, 1915}} |
− | He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 9 June, 1916. | + | He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 9 June, 1916.{{GazSup|29621|5828|13 June, 1916}} |
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Greenwood Stewart|William G. Stewart]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 4 (1878)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 4]]'''<br>25 May, 1886{{NLJul86|p. 245}}<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 33.</ref> – 7 Sep, 1886<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 33.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Courtnell|John Courtnell]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Greenwood Stewart|William G. Stewart]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 4 (1878)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 4]]'''<br>25 May, 1886{{NLJul86|p. 245}}<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 33.</ref> – 7 Sep, 1886<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 33.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Courtnell|John Courtnell]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Coke|Charles H. Coke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Pilot (1879)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Pilot'']]'''<br>15 Aug, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 243}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Murray Walker|Frederick M. Walker]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Milne Gardiner|Alexander M. Gardiner]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''Kingfisher'''''</small>|'''[[H.M.S. Kingfisher (1879)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cruiser'']]'''<br>12 Jul, 1898<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 33.</ref> – 23 Feb, 1899<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 33.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel Grant Tufnell|Lionel G. Tufnell]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Milne Gardiner|Alexander M. Gardiner]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''Kingfisher'''''</small>|'''[[H.M.S. Kingfisher (1879)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cruiser'']]'''<br>12 Jul, 1898<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 33.</ref> – 23 Feb, 1899<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 33.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel Grant Tufnell|Lionel G. Tufnell]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Julian Charles Allix Wilkinson|Julian C. A. Wilkinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hawke (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hawke'']]'''<br>13 Jan, 1903<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 34.</ref> – 11 Mar, 1903<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Owen Pike|Frederick O. Pike]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Julian Charles Allix Wilkinson|Julian C. A. Wilkinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hawke (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hawke'']]'''<br>13 Jan, 1903<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 34.</ref> – 11 Mar, 1903<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Owen Pike|Frederick O. Pike]]'''}} | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Edwin Patey|George E. Patey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. ''Impregnable'']]'''<br>4 Feb, 1909<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 34.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 330}} – 14 Feb, 1911<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lindesay Cay|Arthur L. Cay]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Edwin Patey|George E. Patey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. ''Impregnable'']]'''<br>4 Feb, 1909<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 34.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 330}} – 14 Feb, 1911<ref>Savory Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lindesay Cay|Arthur L. Cay]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Edwin Patey|George E. Patey]]'''|'''[[Training Service (Royal Navy)|Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships]]'''<br>4 Feb, 1909<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 5 February, 1909. Issue '''38875''', col B, p. 7.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|John M. de Robeck]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Edwin Patey|George E. Patey]]'''|'''[[Training Service (Royal Navy)|Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships]]'''<br>4 Feb, 1909<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 5 February, 1909. Issue '''38875''', col B, p. 7.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|John M. de Robeck]]'''}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Leonard Groome|Robert L. Groome]]'''|'''[[Director of Transports (Royal Navy)|Director of Transports]]'''<br>1 Dec, 1911 – 30 Nov, 1914|Succeeded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Leonard Groome|Robert L. Groome]]'''|'''[[Director of Transports (Royal Navy)|Director of Transports]]'''<br>1 Dec, 1911 – 30 Nov, 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Graeme Thomson|Graeme Thomson, Esq.]]'''}} |
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 25 April 2022
Vice-Admiral Herbert Whitmore Savory, M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (15 July, 1857 – 23 February, 1918) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1882.[1]
He was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 4 on 25 May, 1886.[2]
On 15 August, 1892, Savory was appointed to Impregnable, additional, for command of the training brig Pilot. He remained there but briefly, as on 11 September he was appointed to Agamemnon for duty on passage home.[3]
Savory was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, at the age of thirty-seven years, eleven months and fifteen days.[4]
Captain
Savory was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1901.[5]
He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Hawke in January 1903.[6] In February 1905, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Diadem.[7]
On the occasion of the special Mission of Prince Arthur of Connaught to Japan to invest the Emperor of Japan with the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Jackson was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) dated 20 February, 1906.[8]
He was appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 12 August, 1907.[9]
Flag Rank
Savory was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 January, 1911, vice Wilkinson.[10] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903 he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 December, 1911.[11]
On 12 March, 1915, Savory was officially attached to an Army Headquarter Unit.[12]
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 9 June, 1916.[13]
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral H. W. Savory" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 25 February, 1918. Issue 41722, col B, p. 10.
- at least one letter to Admiral Gerard Noel is found at the National Maritime Museum's Caird Library under NOE/5/1
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25073. p. 653. 17 February, 1882.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 245.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 150?
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27913. p. 3326. 15 May, 1906.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 361.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28458. p. 501. 20 January, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28562. p. 9446. 15 December, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29111. p. 2943. 24 March, 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 245.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 33.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 33.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 243.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 33.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 33.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 300.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 361.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 330.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 34.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 5 February, 1909. Issue 38875, col B, p. 7.