Difference between revisions of "Arthur Rice"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
(Creating stub pages for missing office holders)
 
(add RN/RNR/RNVR categories)
 
(7 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
'''Arthur Rice''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
+
{{CommRN}} '''Arthur Rice''', (26 August, 1883 – 4 June, 1914) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
−
<!--Rice was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on
+
Rice was born in Eylhome (perhaps Elham?), Kent, the son of Admiral [[Ernest Rice]], R.N..<ref>Rice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/130.}} f. 334.</ref>
−
Rice was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
+
 
−
Rice was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on
+
Rice was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1902.  He was awarded the [[Beaufort Testimonial]] for 1903.<ref>Rice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/130.}} f. 334.</ref>
−
Rice was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
+
 
−
Rice was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on  
+
From 1907 to 1909, Rice was torpedo officer in the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}}.<ref>Rice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/130.}} f. 334.</ref>
−
Rice was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on
+
 
−
-->
+
From March 1909 to August 1910, Rice supervised the fitting-out of torpedo apparatus in [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|River class destroyers]].  Toward the end of this span, he was faulted for a want of proper responsibility in an accident to the coxswain of one of {{UK-Vernon}}'s picket boats.  He then spent a year as torpedo officer in the {{UK-Indomitable}} and then two more in {{UK-Lion}}.<ref>Rice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/130.}} f. 334.</ref>
 +
 
 +
Rice was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1913.<ref>Rice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/130.}} f. 334.</ref>
 +
 
 +
In February 1914, Rice was thanked for his ingenuity in inventing his [[Rice's Torpedo Automatic Sight|eponymous Torpedo Automatic Sight]].<ref>Rice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/130.}} f. 334.</ref>
 +
 
 +
Rice drowned following the crash of seaplane 128, in which he was a passenger, on 4 June, 1914.  The craft departed from [[Calshot Air Station]] piloted by Lt. [[Thomas Scholes Creswell|Thomas S. Creswell]], R.M.L.I. along with three other planes at 3.55pm.  When 128 was near Calshot Spit Lightship approximately ten minutes later, she was seen to drop like a rock from 5-600ft and to sink immediately except for its wingtips and floats.  The other seaplanes a water craft responded and found Creswell, drowned.  Initial eyewitness reports indicated the plane broke up just as it was about to impact the water.  Rice's body, which may have fallen free before impact, was not found until 16 June, near Wootton Creek.{{ToL|Naval Air Accident|5 June 1914, p. 8}}{{ToL|Eyewitnesses in the Seaplane Accident|8 June 1914, p. 47}}<ref>Rice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/130.}} f. 334.</ref>
 +
 
 +
Rice's funeral was held at Haslar Naval Cemetery on 19 June.  His father and other relatives attended, as did Vice-Admiral the Honourable Sir [[Alexander Edward Bethell|A. E. Bethell]], commanding the Naval War College, as well as other service members.{{NMI|20 June 1914, p. 6}}
 +
 
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
 
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Rice Service Records]
 
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Rice Service Records]
−
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rice}}
 
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
Line 20: Line 28:
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
−
<div name=fredbot:appts></div name=fredbot:appts>
+
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 +
{{TabNaval}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Thomas Muir|Arthur T. Muir]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 53 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 53]]'''<br>21 Jul, 1903<ref>Rice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/130.}} f. 334.</ref><ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref> &ndash; 10 Sep, 1903<ref>Rice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/130.}} f. 334.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Beecham Land|Charles B. Land]]'''}}
 +
{{TabEnd}}
 +
</div name=fredbot:appts>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
Line 27: Line 39:
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Arthur}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Arthur}}
  
−
{{CatPerson|UK||}}
+
{{CatPerson|UK|1883|1914}}
 +
{{CatComm|UK}}
 +
{{CatTorpedoOfficer|UK}}
 +
{{CatKilledOnActiveService|UK}}
 +
{{CatBritannia|May, 1897}}
 +
{{CatRN}}

Latest revision as of 12:10, 7 April 2022

Commander Arthur Rice, (26 August, 1883 – 4 June, 1914) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Rice was born in Eylhome (perhaps Elham?), Kent, the son of Admiral Ernest Rice, R.N..[1]

Rice was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1902. He was awarded the Beaufort Testimonial for 1903.[2]

From 1907 to 1909, Rice was torpedo officer in the armoured cruiser Good Hope.[3]

From March 1909 to August 1910, Rice supervised the fitting-out of torpedo apparatus in River class destroyers. Toward the end of this span, he was faulted for a want of proper responsibility in an accident to the coxswain of one of Vernon's picket boats. He then spent a year as torpedo officer in the Indomitable and then two more in Lion.[4]

Rice was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1913.[5]

In February 1914, Rice was thanked for his ingenuity in inventing his eponymous Torpedo Automatic Sight.[6]

Rice drowned following the crash of seaplane 128, in which he was a passenger, on 4 June, 1914. The craft departed from Calshot Air Station piloted by Lt. Thomas S. Creswell, R.M.L.I. along with three other planes at 3.55pm. When 128 was near Calshot Spit Lightship approximately ten minutes later, she was seen to drop like a rock from 5-600ft and to sink immediately except for its wingtips and floats. The other seaplanes a water craft responded and found Creswell, drowned. Initial eyewitness reports indicated the plane broke up just as it was about to impact the water. Rice's body, which may have fallen free before impact, was not found until 16 June, near Wootton Creek.[7][8][9]

Rice's funeral was held at Haslar Naval Cemetery on 19 June. His father and other relatives attended, as did Vice-Admiral the Honourable Sir A. E. Bethell, commanding the Naval War College, as well as other service members.[10]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur T. Muir 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 53
21 Jul, 1903[11][12] – 10 Sep, 1903[13] 		Succeeded by
Charles B. Land

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.
  2. ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.
  3. ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.
  4. ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.
  5. ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.
  6. ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.
  7. ↑ "Naval Air Accident." The Times (London, England), 5 June 1914, p. 8.
  8. ↑ "Eyewitnesses in the Seaplane Accident." The Times (London, England), 8 June 1914, p. 47.
  9. ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 20 June 1914, p. 6.
  11. ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.
  12. ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  13. ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.

Retrieved from "http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Arthur_Rice&oldid=327667"