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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Archibald Gilbert''', O.B.E. (5 June, 1880 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Archibald Gilbert''', O.B.E. (5 June, 1880 – ) was an inventive gunnery officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of a gentleman.
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Born in Warwick the son of a gentleman, Gilbert was admitted to {{UK-1Britannia}} in January, 1894 as forty-sixth of fifty-eight candidates in order of merit after competitive examinations.<ref>"Cadetships In The Royal Navy."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Dec 30, 1893; pg. 8; Issue 34148.</ref>
  
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Gilbert was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1901.
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Gilbert was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1901.<ref>Gilbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/130.|}} f. 134.</ref>
  
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Gilbert was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.
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In 1907 he was thanked for inventing a "ramming indicator" for use in [[Loading Teacher]]s, as well as a slide rule to be used when firing.
  
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Gilbert was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} in July 1923.
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Having recently invented a "Time of Firing Recorder", Gilbert was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.  In 1910, he would prepare a pamphlet describing a method of comparing the accuracy of guns.  These accomplishments would result in his being selected to assist Vice-Admiral Sir [[Percy Moreton Scott, First Baronet|Percy Scott]] in fitting director firing gear to the dreadnought {{UK-Thunderer|f=p}} in 1912.<ref>Gilbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/130.|}} f. 134.</ref>
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In July 1915, Gilbert was granted the acting rank of Cdr. for a "secret mission" to Argentina.  Thereafter, he came to specialise in wireless signalling, retaining his acting rank while serving on the staff of V/A Scott.<ref>Gilbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/130.|}} f. 134.</ref>
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In 1920, he received a patent and a letter thanking him for his role on a committee of enquiry on "The Origin & Development of the [illeg] System of S/M Detection."  In 1922 he would be awarded £1,000 for his his service rendered in connection with ballistics.<ref>Gilbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/130.|}} f. 134.</ref>
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Gilbert was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 July, 1922.<ref>Gilbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/130.|}} f. 134.</ref>
  
 
==World War II==
 
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Mobilised in 1938, Gilbert would be admitted to hospital in Chatham in 1942 with a "paranoid personality." In 1944, he suffered from bronchitis.  He reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 2 February, 1945.<ref>Gilbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/130.|}} f. 134.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 19:03, 6 April 2022

Commander (retired) Archibald Gilbert, O.B.E. (5 June, 1880 – ) was an inventive gunnery officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Warwick the son of a gentleman, Gilbert was admitted to Britannia in January, 1894 as forty-sixth of fifty-eight candidates in order of merit after competitive examinations.[1]

Gilbert was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1901.[2]

In 1907 he was thanked for inventing a "ramming indicator" for use in Loading Teachers, as well as a slide rule to be used when firing.

Having recently invented a "Time of Firing Recorder", Gilbert was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1909. In 1910, he would prepare a pamphlet describing a method of comparing the accuracy of guns. These accomplishments would result in his being selected to assist Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Scott in fitting director firing gear to the dreadnought H.M.S. Thunderer in 1912.[3]

In July 1915, Gilbert was granted the acting rank of Cdr. for a "secret mission" to Argentina. Thereafter, he came to specialise in wireless signalling, retaining his acting rank while serving on the staff of V/A Scott.[4]

In 1920, he received a patent and a letter thanking him for his role on a committee of enquiry on "The Origin & Development of the [illeg] System of S/M Detection." In 1922 he would be awarded £1,000 for his his service rendered in connection with ballistics.[5]

Gilbert was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 1 July, 1922.[6]

World War II

Mobilised in 1938, Gilbert would be admitted to hospital in Chatham in 1942 with a "paranoid personality." In 1944, he suffered from bronchitis. He reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 2 February, 1945.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John F. H. Cole 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 58
10 Jul, 1900[8] 		Succeeded by
Robert J. Buchanan

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Cadetships In The Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 30, 1893; pg. 8; Issue 34148.
  2. ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/130. f. 134.
  3. ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/130. f. 134.
  4. ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/130. f. 134.
  5. ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/130. f. 134.
  6. ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/130. f. 134.
  7. ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/130. f. 134.
  8. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 5, 1900, Issue 36186, p.10.

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