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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|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]].
 
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|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]].
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==Early Life & Career==
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==Captain==
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Pelly was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1906.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/25 no. 27870.  p. 25.]  2 January, 1906.</ref>
  
 
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.
 
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.

Revision as of 14:53, 14 March 2011

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]

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.

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.

Service Record

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