Arthur William Waymouth

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Admiral Arthur William Waymouth, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (16 or 18 November, 1863 – 14 January, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Waymouth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 20 June, 1883.[1]

Waymouth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895,[2] at the age of thirty-one years, seven months, and twelve days.

Waymouth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 26 June, 1902.[3]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Triumph on 12 January, 1912.[4] On 7 March, 1912, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Kingsford.[5]


In July, 1914 it was announced that Waymouth would succeed Rear-Admiral Montague E. Browning as Rear-Admiral in the Third Battle Squadron on 1 September.[6]

Great War

Waymouth was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath on 1 January, 1916.[7]

Waymouth was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 July, 1917, vice Bradford.[8] He was placed on the Retired List on 27 September.[9] He was advanced to the tank of Admiral on the Retired list on 7 October, 1920.[10]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25379. p. 3324. 22 July, 1884.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
  3. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 24 December, 1910. Issue 39464, col D, pg. 7.
  5. London Gazette: no. 28589. p. 1828. 12 March, 1912.
  6. "Second Sea Lord" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 23 July, 1914. Issue 40586, col G, pg. 10.
  7. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 80. 31 December, 1915.
  8. London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6550. 3 July, 1917.
  9. London Gazette: no. 30332. p. 10504. 12 October, 1917.
  10. London Gazette: no. 32081. p. 9891. 12 October, 1920.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Arthur W. Waymouth" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 15 January, 1936. Issue 47272, col B, pg. 14.

Service Records