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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 17 May, 1917, vice [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|de Robeck]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30084/pages/4942 no. 30084.  p. 4942.]  22 May, 1917.</ref>
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==

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Admiral SIR Henry Bertram Pelly, K.C.V.O., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (9 September, 1867 – 27 December, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Captain

Pelly was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1906.[1]

When Beresford hauled down his flag, Pelly was placed on half-pay on 27 March, 1909. He asked that he might be considered for a shore appointment, and on 16 August he was appointed for temporary service at the Admiralty. On 31 August he was appointed Captain Superintendent of Contract-Built Ships.

Pelly's appointment as Chief of Staff to Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson, to date 1 September, was announced on 24 July, 1914.[2]

Great War

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 May, 1917, vice de Robeck.[3]

Post-War

Pelly was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 May, 1922.[4]

On 1 January, 1923, Pelly was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander in the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).[5]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.[6]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 July, 1914. Issue 40584, col F, pg. 10.
  3. London Gazette: no. 30084. p. 4942. 22 May, 1917.
  4. London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3626. 9 May, 1922.
  5. London Gazette: no. 32782. p. 6. (Supplement) 1 January, 1923.
  6. London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Henry Pelly" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 29 December, 1942. Issue 49429, col F, pg. 6.
  • Pelly, Admiral Sir Henry Bertram (1938). 300,000 Sea Miles: An Autobiography. London: Chatto & Windus.

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