Charles Carter Drury
From The Dreadnought Project
Admiral SIR Charles Carter Drury, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.S.I., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (27 August, 1846 – 18 May, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
His widow, Lady Amy Gertrude Drury passed away in her sleep on 27 December, 1953 at the age of ninety.
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Death of Two Admirals" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 19 May, 1914. Issue 40527, col G, pg. 10.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Day H. Bosanquet |
Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station 1902 – 1903 |
Succeeded by George L. Atkinson-Willes |
| Preceded by Sir John A. Fisher |
Second Sea Lord 1903 – 1907 |
Succeeded by Sir William H. May |
| Preceded by Lord Charles Beresford |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 1907 – 1908 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe |
Categories:
- 1846 births
- 1914 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1860
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Hood (1891)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
- Second Sea Lords
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Mediterranean Station
- Commanders-in-Chief at the Nore
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
