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Horsley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924.  p. 7854.]  31 December, 1897.</ref>
 
Horsley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924.  p. 7854.]  31 December, 1897.</ref>
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He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 31 July, 1912.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28632/pages/5723 no. 28632.  p. 5723.]  2 August, 1912.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 04:07, 9 May 2011

Admiral Arthur John Horsley, Royal Navy, Retired (3 March, 1853 – 7 April, 1937) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Horsley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 16 April, 1878.[1]

Horsley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1891.[2]

Horsley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1898.[3]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1912.[4]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 24574. p. 2637. 19 April, 1878.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26239. p. 3. 1 January, 1892.
  3. London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
  4. London Gazette: no. 28632. p. 5723. 2 August, 1912.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral A. J. Horsley" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 8 April, 1937. Issue 47653, col C, pg. 18.

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