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Darley was born in Glensouthweil, County Dublin, the son of Wellington Darley and Anne Frances Tudor on 29 August, 1876. He joined the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] in 1890, and passed out seventh out of fifty-seven naval cadets in January, 1893 before being promoted [[Midhipman (Royal Navy)|Midshipman]] on 15 March of that year. | Darley was born in Glensouthweil, County Dublin, the son of Wellington Darley and Anne Frances Tudor on 29 August, 1876. He joined the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] in 1890, and passed out seventh out of fifty-seven naval cadets in January, 1893 before being promoted [[Midhipman (Royal Navy)|Midshipman]] on 15 March of that year. | ||
| − | On 15 September, 1896 Darley was promoted [[Sub-Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Sub-Lieutenant]] and was consequently given command of Torpedo Boat No. 53 on 15 June, 1897 for the [[1897 Diamond Jubilee Fleet Review]]. On 15 December, 1898 he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Lieutenant]] and appointed to the [[battleship]] [[H.M.S. Repulse (1892)|''Repulse'']]. | + | On 15 September, 1896 Darley was promoted Acting [[Sub-Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Sub-Lieutenant]] and was consequently given command of Torpedo Boat No. 53 on 15 June, 1897 for the [[1897 Diamond Jubilee Fleet Review]]. He was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 16 October.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26901/pages/5725 no. 26901. p. 5725.] 19 October, 1897.</ref> On 15 December, 1898 he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Lieutenant]] and appointed to the [[battleship]] [[H.M.S. Repulse (1892)|''Repulse'']]. |
He was promoted to [[Commander (Royal Navy)|Commander]] on 31 December, 1909 and then appointed [[Flag Commander]] to [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] [[Arthur Leigh Winsloe]] on the [[China Station]]. On 10 November, 1910, on leave, he married Charlotte Sinclair in Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin. Darley was one of the first fifteen Commanders to be appointed to the [[Admiralty War Staff (Royal Navy)|Admiralty War Staff]] and after duty at the [[Admiralty]] he was in March, 1914 temporarily appointed to the cruiser ''Good Hope'' while waiting to take up duty on the flagship on the China Station. | He was promoted to [[Commander (Royal Navy)|Commander]] on 31 December, 1909 and then appointed [[Flag Commander]] to [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] [[Arthur Leigh Winsloe]] on the [[China Station]]. On 10 November, 1910, on leave, he married Charlotte Sinclair in Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin. Darley was one of the first fifteen Commanders to be appointed to the [[Admiralty War Staff (Royal Navy)|Admiralty War Staff]] and after duty at the [[Admiralty]] he was in March, 1914 temporarily appointed to the cruiser ''Good Hope'' while waiting to take up duty on the flagship on the China Station. | ||
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Commander Arthur Tudor Darley, Royal Navy (29 August, 1876 – 1 November, 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy in the period leading up to the First World War. He was killed while temporarily attached to the armoured cruiser Good Hope at the Battle of Coronel in November, 1914.
Early Life & Career
Darley was born in Glensouthweil, County Dublin, the son of Wellington Darley and Anne Frances Tudor on 29 August, 1876. He joined the training ship H.M.S. Britannia in 1890, and passed out seventh out of fifty-seven naval cadets in January, 1893 before being promoted Midshipman on 15 March of that year.
On 15 September, 1896 Darley was promoted Acting Sub-Lieutenant and was consequently given command of Torpedo Boat No. 53 on 15 June, 1897 for the 1897 Diamond Jubilee Fleet Review. He was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 16 October.[1] On 15 December, 1898 he was promoted to Lieutenant and appointed to the battleship Repulse.
He was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1909 and then appointed Flag Commander to Admiral Arthur Leigh Winsloe on the China Station. On 10 November, 1910, on leave, he married Charlotte Sinclair in Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin. Darley was one of the first fifteen Commanders to be appointed to the Admiralty War Staff and after duty at the Admiralty he was in March, 1914 temporarily appointed to the cruiser Good Hope while waiting to take up duty on the flagship on the China Station.
While in the Good Hope Darley was present at the Battle of Coronel, the first major British naval defeat in a hundred years, and was lost at sea. He left behind a daughter, Evelyn Elizabeth (born 23 October, 1911) and a son, Arthur who was born after Darley's death on 15 December, 1914.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26901. p. 5725. 19 October, 1897.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
