Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet
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Vice-Admiral SIR Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet., K.C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (29 August, 1867 – 2 April, 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
On 17 April, 1903 Culme-Seymour was appointed to H.M.S. Majestic as Chief of the Staff to Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, senior officer in command of the Channel Squadron.[1]
Culme-Seymour was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1905.[2]
On 10 August, 1913, he was appointed in command of the dreadnought battleship Centurion.[3]
Great War
On 1 September, 1918, Culme-Seymour was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Ægean Squadron, and he took up his appointment on 21 September, flying his flag in the battleship Lord Nelson.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 31 March, 1903. Issue 37042, col B, pg. 11.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 July, 1913. Issue 40263, col E, pg. 6.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 6.
Bibliography
- "Sir M. Culme-Seymour" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 3 April, 1925. Issue 43927, col C, pg. 16.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
Categories:
- 1867 births
- 1925 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1881
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Centurion (1911)
- Directors of the Mobilisation Division (Royal Navy)
- Seconds-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station
- Second Sea Lords
- Royal Navy Vice-Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers