Difference between revisions of "Archibald Seaburne May"
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May was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1905.<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref> | May was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1905.<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref> | ||
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 October, 1913.<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref> | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 October, 1913.<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Valiant}} as gunnery officer on 2 April, 1915. He was to control her 15-in guns at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. May was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref> |
| − | + | He would leave ''Valiant'' on 24 September, 1918.<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref> | |
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Revision as of 10:48, 7 March 2015
Admiral Archibald Seaburne May, M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (29 June, 1885 – 31 January, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
May was born in Southsea, the son of William Henry May, who was a Captain at the time young Archibald entered Britannia on 15 January, 1900.[1]
May was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1905.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1913.[3] He was appointed to Valiant as gunnery officer on 2 April, 1915. He was to control her 15-in guns at the Battle of Jutland. May was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[4]
He would leave Valiant on 24 September, 1918.[5]
Post-War and World War II
On 3 December, 1919, he was appointed to the "Fire Control Table Committee", which was possibly the same thing as the Grand Fleet Dreyer Table Committee.[6] In 1925, he was placed in command of a group of destroyers in reserve, and in January, 1926 was thanked for his work in production of a new fire control table.[7] He was placed on the Retired List on his own request on 6 June, 1927.[8]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 39 June, 1930 and received a series of appointments in World War II, overseeing ship construction on the Clyde and elsewhere.[9]
He died of cardiac failure 90 minutes after having his tonsils removed to treat septic tonsillitis which had afflicted him for "some years".[10]
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
