Arthur Sydney Chambers
Commander Arthur Sydney Chambers, R.N., Retired (7 March, 1875 – 22 January, 1926.) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Chambers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 August, 1896.
Chambers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 August, 1904.
Chambers was appointed to Duncan as first officer on 1 February, 1908. In his first ten days there, he was reported for an excessive wine bill, incurring the Admiralty's severe displeasure, but Captain Ewart evaluated Chambers as a "markedly efficient executive officer who commands & leads the men well", and specifically noted that Chambers had reined in his drinking.
Chambers was promoted to the rank of Acting Commander on 5 August, 1917.
Chambers was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 October, 1919.
Died after suffering for two years with cirrhosis of the liver.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William H. D. Boyle |
Captain of H.M.S. Hardy 9 Oct, 1903[1] – 27 Oct, 1904 |
Succeeded by Alfred B. Barker |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 323.
