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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Alfred Leigh Winsloe''', K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., Royal Navy (25 April, 1852 – 16 February, 1931) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Alfred Leigh Winsloe''', K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., Royal Navy (25 April, 1852 – 16 February, 1931) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Early Life & Career==
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Winsloe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1885.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25485/pages/3002 no. 25485.  p. 3002.]  30 June, 1885.</ref>
  
 
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On 5 October, 1900, Winsloe was appointed {{Com2RN}} in command  of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 21 September, 1900.  Issue '''36253''', col G, pg. 9.</ref>
 
On 5 October, 1900, Winsloe was appointed {{Com2RN}} in command  of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 21 September, 1900.  Issue '''36253''', col G, pg. 9.</ref>
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Winsloe hoisted his flag in command of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] Torpedo and Submarine Flotillas on 1 February, 1905.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 December, 1904.  Issue '''37589''', col B, pg. 5.</ref>  He hauled down his flag on 1 January, 1907 and was replaced by Rear-Admiral [[Robert Archibald James Montgomerie|Robert A. J. Montgomerie]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 2 June, 1907.  Issue '''38219''', col A, pg. 5.</ref>
 
Winsloe hoisted his flag in command of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] Torpedo and Submarine Flotillas on 1 February, 1905.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 December, 1904.  Issue '''37589''', col B, pg. 5.</ref>  He hauled down his flag on 1 January, 1907 and was replaced by Rear-Admiral [[Robert Archibald James Montgomerie|Robert A. J. Montgomerie]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 2 June, 1907.  Issue '''38219''', col A, pg. 5.</ref>

Revision as of 12:22, 15 April 2011

Admiral SIR Alfred Leigh Winsloe, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., Royal Navy (25 April, 1852 – 16 February, 1931) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Winsloe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1885.[1]

Court-Martial Duty

Colomb reported that Winsloe was under the impression during the court-martial that people in Valletta had crossed the street in order to avoid him.[2] By his own account he was "quite played out" after "such an unpleasant duty" and [rather presumptuously] felt that he deserved to be given command of a second-class cruiser.[3]

On 5 October, 1900, Winsloe was appointed Commodore, Second Class in command of the Training Squadron.[4]

Flag Rank

Winsloe hoisted his flag in command of the Home Fleet Torpedo and Submarine Flotillas on 1 February, 1905.[5] He hauled down his flag on 1 January, 1907 and was replaced by Rear-Admiral Robert A. J. Montgomerie.[6]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 November, 1908, vice Atkinson-Willes.[7]

Winsloe was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 20 September, 1912, vice Custance.[8] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 13 December, 1913.[9]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
  2. Colomb Letter of 8 August, 1893 to Hornby. National Maritime Museum. Hornby Papers. PHI/120D. Quoted in Gordon. Rules of the Game. p. 653.
  3. Winsloe Letter of 16 August, 1893 to Hornby. National Maritime Museum. Hornby Papers. PHI/120D. Quoted in Gordon. Rules of the Game. p. 653.
  4. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 September, 1900. Issue 36253, col G, pg. 9.
  5. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 December, 1904. Issue 37589, col B, pg. 5.
  6. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 June, 1907. Issue 38219, col A, pg. 5.
  7. London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8028. 6 November, 1908.
  8. London Gazette: no. 28647. p. 7022. 24 September, 1912.
  9. London Gazette: no. 28783. p. 9337. 19 December, 1913.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloe" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 18 February, 1931. Issue 45754, col D, pg. 17.
  • Template:BibGordonRules2005

Service Records


Naval Offices
Preceded by
Frederick S. Inglefield
Fourth Sea Lord
1907 – 1910
Succeeded by
Charles E. Madden
Preceded by
The Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton
Commander-in-Chief on the China Station
1910 – 1913
Succeeded by
T. H. Martyn Jerran