Charles Carter Drury
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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
Drury was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 23 August, 1897, vice Beaumont.[1]
Drury was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 16 June, 1904, vice Oxley.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 11 April, 1908, vice Holland.[3]
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was promoted Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Bath (G.C.B) on 19 June, 1911.[4]
His widow, Lady Amy Gertrude Drury passed away in her sleep on 27 December, 1953 at the age of ninety.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26885. p. 4726. 24 August, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27692. p. 4259. 5 July, 1904.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28128. p. 2850. 14 April, 1908.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
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
