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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Archibald Seaburne May''', M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (29 June, 1885 – 31 January, 1947) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Archibald Seaburne May''', M.V.O., O.B.E., Royal Navy (29 June, 1885 – 31 January, 1947) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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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>
  
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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>
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May was appointed to {{UK-Dominion|f=p}} for gunnery duties on 30 September 1912.  While in this appointment, he was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 October, 1913.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>
  
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He would leave ''Valiant'' on 24 September, 1918.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>
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He left ''Dominion'' when 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]].  Promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December 1917, he remained as gunnery officer in ''Valiant'' until being made executive officer on 24 September, 1918.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>
  
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May received his next appointment on 3 December, 1919, when he joined the "Fire Control Table Committee", which was possibly the same thing as the [[Grand Fleet Dreyer Table Committee]].<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>  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.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List on his own request on 6 June, 1927.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>
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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]].<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>  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.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List on his own request on 6 June, 1927.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 39 June, 1930 and received a series of appointments in World War II, overseeing ship construction on the Clyde and elsewhere.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 39 June, 1930 and received a series of appointments in World War II, overseeing ship construction on the Clyde and elsewhere.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>
  
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He died of cardiac failure 90 minutes after having his tonsils removed to treat septic tonsillitis which had afflicted him for "some years".<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>
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He died of cardiac failure an hour and a half after having his tonsils removed to treat septic tonsillitis which had afflicted him for "some years".<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 134.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) Archibald Seaburne May, M.V.O., O.B.E., Royal Navy (29 June, 1885 – 31 January, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

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]

May was appointed to H.M.S. Dominion for gunnery duties on 30 September 1912. While in this appointment, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1913.[3]

He left Dominion when 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. Promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December 1917, he remained as gunnery officer in Valiant until being made executive officer on 24 September, 1918.[4]

May received his next appointment on 3 December, 1919, when he joined the "Fire Control Table Committee", which was possibly the same thing as the Grand Fleet Dreyer Table Committee.[5] 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.[6] He was placed on the Retired List on his own request on 6 June, 1927.[7]

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.[8]

He died of cardiac failure an hour and a half after having his tonsils removed to treat septic tonsillitis which had afflicted him for "some years".[9]

Service Records

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert A. Foster 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 67
12 Jan, 1906[10] – 9 Feb, 1906[11] 		Succeeded by
Philip W. S. King
Preceded by
Cecil N. Reyne 		Captain of H.M.S. Petersfield
25 Jul, 1922[12] – 28 Jul, 1924 		Succeeded by
Lancelot A. W. Spooner
 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  2. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  3. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  4. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  5. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  6. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  7. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  8. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  9. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  10. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  11. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 134.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 259.

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