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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>
 
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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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1892.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26309/pages/4187 no. 26309.  p. 4187.]  22 July, 1892.</ref>
  
 
==Court-Martial Duty==
 
==Court-Martial Duty==

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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]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1892.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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

Flag Rank

Winsloe hoisted his flag in command of the Home Fleet Torpedo and Submarine Flotillas on 1 February, 1905.[6] He hauled down his flag on 1 January, 1907 and was replaced by Rear-Admiral Robert A. J. Montgomerie.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 November, 1908, vice Atkinson-Willes.[8]

Winsloe was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 20 September, 1912, vice Custance.[9] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 13 December, 1913.[10]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26309. p. 4187. 22 July, 1892.
  3. Colomb Letter of 8 August, 1893 to Hornby. National Maritime Museum. Hornby Papers. PHI/120D. Quoted in Gordon. Rules of the Game. p. 653.
  4. Winsloe Letter of 16 August, 1893 to Hornby. National Maritime Museum. Hornby Papers. PHI/120D. Quoted in Gordon. Rules of the Game. p. 653.
  5. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 September, 1900. Issue 36253, col G, pg. 9.
  6. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 December, 1904. Issue 37589, col B, pg. 5.
  7. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 June, 1907. Issue 38219, col A, pg. 5.
  8. London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8028. 6 November, 1908.
  9. London Gazette: no. 28647. p. 7022. 24 September, 1912.
  10. 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