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On 1 January, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27512/pages/3 no. 27512.  p. 3.]  2 January, 1903.</ref>
 
On 1 January, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27512/pages/3 no. 27512.  p. 3.]  2 January, 1903.</ref>
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Following King Edward VII's visit to Russia, Nicholson was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 10 June, 1908.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28148/pages/4404 no. 28148.  p. 4404.]  16 June, 1908.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed [[Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord]] on 8 December, 1909.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 20 November, 1909.  Issue '''39122''', col D, pg. 5.</ref>
 
He was appointed [[Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord]] on 8 December, 1909.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 20 November, 1909.  Issue '''39122''', col D, pg. 5.</ref>

Revision as of 18:02, 9 June 2011

Captain William Osbert Boothby, C.B., C.V.O. (7 January, 1866 – 20 May, 1913) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Boothby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1899.[1]

On 1 January, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[2]

Following King Edward VII's visit to Russia, Nicholson was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 10 June, 1908.[3]

He was appointed Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord on 8 December, 1909.[4]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
  2. London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 3. 2 January, 1903.
  3. London Gazette: no. 28148. p. 4404. 16 June, 1908.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 20 November, 1909. Issue 39122, col D, pg. 5.

Bibliography

  • "Captain W. O. Boothby" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 22 May, 1913. Issue 40218, col C, pg. 11.

Service Record


Naval Offices
Preceded by
The Hon. Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe
Captain of the Fleet,
Home Fleets

1911 – 1913
Succeeded by
Allan F. Everett