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Heneage was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 July, 1884, vice Somerset.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25375/pages/3175 no. 25375. p. 3175.] 11 July, 1884.</ref> On 3 July, 1885, he was appointed Second-in-Command in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]], flying his flag in H.M.S. ''Agincourt''. He assumed command on 5 July.<ref>''The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th September, 1885. p. 188.</ref> | Heneage was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 July, 1884, vice Somerset.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25375/pages/3175 no. 25375. p. 3175.] 11 July, 1884.</ref> On 3 July, 1885, he was appointed Second-in-Command in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]], flying his flag in H.M.S. ''Agincourt''. He assumed command on 5 July.<ref>''The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th September, 1885. p. 188.</ref> | ||
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| + | He was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the [[Pacific Station]] on 20 September, 1887, and assumed command on 11 November, flying his flag in the ''Triumph''.<ref>''The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th January, 1888''. p. 187.</ref> | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 29 November, 1889, vice Howard.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25998/pages/6928 no. 25998. p. 6928.] 3 December, 1889.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 29 November, 1889, vice Howard.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25998/pages/6928 no. 25998. p. 6928.] 3 December, 1889.</ref> | ||
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Admiral SIR Algernon Charles Fiesché Heneage, G.C.B., Royal Navy (19 March, 1834 – 10 June, 1915) was an officer of the Royal Navy. Nicknamed "Pompo" Heneage by those who served under him, he has attained some notoriety for his punctilious manner.
Life & Career
In 1861 Heneage was awarded the Silver Medal of the Royal Humane Society for jumping, fully-clothed, into the River Gambia at Sierra Leone to save a boy from H.M.S. Falcon.[1]
Heneage was promoted to the rank of Captain on 26 June, 1866.[2]
Flag Rank
Heneage was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 July, 1884, vice Somerset.[3] On 3 July, 1885, he was appointed Second-in-Command in the Channel Squadron, flying his flag in H.M.S. Agincourt. He assumed command on 5 July.[4]
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific Station on 20 September, 1887, and assumed command on 11 November, flying his flag in the Triumph.[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 29 November, 1889, vice Howard.[6]
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday, Heneage was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 25 May, 1892.[7]
Heneage was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 9 December, 1894, vice Ward.[8]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870 and 5 August, 1875, Heneage was placed on the Retired List on 19 March, 1898.[9]
Heneage was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 26 June, 1902.[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Royal Navy List (July, 1884). p. 372.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23132. p. 3736. 29 June, 1866.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25375. p. 3175. 11 July, 1884.
- ↑ The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th September, 1885. p. 188.
- ↑ The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th January, 1888. p. 187.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25998. p. 6928. 3 December, 1889.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26291. p. 3137. 25 May, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26578. p. 7278. 11 December, 1894.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26950. p. 1866. 22 March, 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4189. 26 June, 1902.
Bibliography
- "Death of Admiral Sir A. Heneage" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 June, 1915. Issue 40879, col B, p. 9.
- Lowis, Commander Geoffrey (1959). Fabulous Admirals and Some Naval Fragments: Being a Brief Account of some of the Froth on those Characters who Enlivened the Royal Navy a Generation or Two Ago. London: Putnam.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/13.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William H. Whyte |
Second-in-Command, Channel Squadron 1885 – 1886 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Edmund R. Fremantle
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| Preceded by Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart. |
Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific Station 1887 – 1890 |
Succeeded by Charles F. Hotham
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| Preceded by Charles T. Curme |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1892 – 1894 |
Succeeded by Richard Wells
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