Mortimer L'Estrange Silver
Vice-Admiral Mortimer L'Estrange Silver, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (7 August, 1869 – 6 December, 1946) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Silver was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 1 September, 1891.[1]
On 6 October, 1902, Silver was appointed to Vernon for command of the Jaseur.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 31 December.[3] He was appointed to the Pembroke on 2 May, and on 2 June was appointed to the new battleship Exmouth.[4] On 18 May, 1904 he was appointed Commander of another new battleship, Prince of Wales.[5] He was appointed to the battleship Revenge on 12 July, 1906.[6] On 8 September he was appointed to commission the battleship Britannia.[7] He was appointed to the Actæon, torpedo training ship at Sheerness, on 13 August, 1907,[8] and assumed command from Captain R. Hudlestone on 16 August.[9]
Captain
On 30 June, 1908, Silver was promoted to the rank of Captain.[10] He was succeeded by Commander A. B. F. Dawson on 31 August, 1909.[11]
On 31 January, 1910 he was appointed for a senior officers' gunnery course, and on 28 February was appointed for a torpedo course.[12] On 4 April he was appointed to President for a navigation course.[13] On 2 August he was appointed to the Topaze for command of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[14] An officer who served under him at this time was Andrew Cunningham, later Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham. He later remembered Silver as "a kindly man."[15] Silver handed over command of the flotilla to Captain Raymond A. Nugent on 8 August, 1912.[16]
Silver was sent to Birkenhead on 15 August to take command of the new light cruiser Melbourne, constructed for the Royal Australian Navy.[17]
Great War
In September, 1916, Silver was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master at Chatham.[18]
Post-War and Retirement
On 27 June, 1919, he was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) for "valuable services as Captain of the Dockyard and King's Harbour Master, Chatham."[19] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 October, vice Brock,[20] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 4 October.[21] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 18 January, 1925.[22]
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral M. L'E. Silver" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 10 December, 1946. Issue 50630, col E, p. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ralph Hudleston |
Captain of H.M.S. Actæon 13 Aug, 1907[23] |
Succeeded by Arthur B. F. Dawson |
| Preceded by Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla 2 Aug, 1910[24] |
Succeeded by Wilfrid Henderson |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Melbourne 15 Aug, 1912[25] |
Succeeded by Edward Astley-Rushton |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26203. p. 4987. 22 September, 1891.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 8 October, 1902. Issue 36893, col A, p. 4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 May, 1903. Issue 37079, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 May, 1904. Issue 37393, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 14 July, 1906. Issue 38072, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 September, 1906. Issue 38114, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 272.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 August, 1907. Issue 38414, col A, p. 6.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 September, 1909. Issue 39053, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 20 January, 1910. Issue 39174, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 18 March, 1910. Issue 39223, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 July, 1910. Issue 39316, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ Cunningham. p. 47.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 2 August, 1912. Issue 39967, col F, p. 2.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 12 August, 1912. Issue 39975, col B, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 553.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31421. p. 8066. 27 June, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31610. p. 12892. 21 October, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31610. p. 12891. 21 October, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33015. p. 591. 27 January, 1925.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 272.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 July, 1910. Issue 39316, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 12 August, 1912. Issue 39975, col B, p. 4.
