Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson

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Captain Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson, C.M.G., M.V.O., Royal Navy (5 July, 1869 – 14 July, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 31 December, 1902 he was promoted to the rank of Commander.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1908.[2]

His career encompassed a notable series of pre-dreadnought commands.

He was appointed command of the battleship King Edward VII on 24 July, 1911.[3]

He was appointed in command of Queen from May 1912 until May of 1914.[4]

He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Royal Arthur in August 1914.[5]

Williamson assumed command of the heavy cruiser Berwick in March 1915,[6] remaining in her until he was appointed command of the battleship Vengeance on 8 December, 1915.[7]

He was appointed command of the battleship Dominion on 11 April, 1917.[8]

Finally, he secured command of a dreadnought, commanding Canada for a few months from December 1917 until February 1918.[9]

Williamson was nicknamed "The Quail" in the Navy.[10]

Williamson died on 14 July, 1918,[11] of pneumonia.[12]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
  3. "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, p. 15.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 398v.
  8. The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 393d.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. See Keyes Papers. p. 372, p. 453.
  11. "Died of Wounds" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 16 July, 1918. Issue 41843, col B, p. 1.
  12. Keyes Papers. p. 453n.

Bibliography

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