Difference between revisions of "Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe"
(→Service Records) |
(use {{DEFAULTSORT:}} for categories) |
||
| Line 79: | Line 79: | ||
{{TabEnd}} | {{TabEnd}} | ||
| − | [[Category:1850 births | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Curzon-Howe, Assheton}} |
| − | [[Category:1911 deaths | + | |
| − | [[Category:Personalities | + | [[Category:1850 births]] |
| − | [[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1864 | + | [[Category:1911 deaths]] |
| − | [[Category:Assistant Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy) | + | [[Category:Personalities]] |
| − | [[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) | + | [[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1864]] |
| − | [[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Revenge (1892) | + | [[Category:Assistant Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)]] |
| − | [[Category:Seconds-in-Command, Channel Squadron (Royal Navy) | + | [[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)]] |
| − | [[Category:Seconds-in-Command on the China Station | + | [[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Revenge (1892)]] |
| − | [[Category:Seconds-in-Command, Channel Fleet (Royal Navy) | + | [[Category:Seconds-in-Command, Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)]] |
| − | [[Category:Commanders-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy) | + | [[Category:Seconds-in-Command on the China Station]] |
| − | [[Category:Commanders-in-Chief on the Mediterranean Station | + | [[Category:Seconds-in-Command, Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)]] |
| − | [[Category:Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth | + | [[Category:Commanders-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)]] |
| − | [[Category:Royal Navy Admirals | + | [[Category:Commanders-in-Chief on the Mediterranean Station]] |
| − | [[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers | + | [[Category:Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth]] |
| − | [[Category:Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society | + | [[Category:Royal Navy Admirals]] |
| + | [[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society]] | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 31 July 2012
Admiral THE HONOURABLE SIR Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., C.M.G., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (10 August, 1850 – 1 March, 1911) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Contents
Early Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant from the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert on 18 September, 1872.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 6 January, 1888.[2]
Curzon-Howe was appointed a Companion in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1891, for his services during the operations against Witu.[3]
For "special services rendered while engaged in the protection of the Newfoundland Fisheries" Curzon-Cowe was appointed an Ordinary member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1896.[4]
He was appointed command of the battleship Redoubtable on 14 January, 1896.[5]
He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 6 July, 1899, vice Mann.[6]
He was reappointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp, to King Edward VII, on 25 February, 1901.[7]
Flag Rank
Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral with seniority of 23 July, 1901, vice Mann.[8]
He was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 2 November, 1902.[9]
On the occasion of the King's birthday, Curzon-Howe was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 30 June, 1905.[10] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 12 September, vice Metaxa.[11]
Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 2 January, 1909, vice Bruce.[12]
Death
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23899. p. 4076. 20 September, 1872.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25774. p. 242. 6 January, 1888.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26121. p. 3. 2 January, 1891.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26695. p. 2. 1 January, 1896.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 66.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27096. p. 4213. 7 July, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27289. p. 1417. 26 February, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27344. p. 5258. 9 August, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27493. p. 7161. 9 November, 1902.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27811. p. 4548. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27837. p. 6329. 19 September, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28212. p. 131. 5 January, 1909.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Curzon-Howe" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1911. Issue 39522, col C, pg. 11.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir William H. May |
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet 1907 – 1908 |
Succeeded by H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg |
| Preceded by Sir Charles C. Drury |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 1908 - 1910 |
Succeeded by Sir Edmund S. Poë |
| Preceded by Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe |
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1910 – 1911 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur W. Moore |
- 1850 births
- 1911 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1864
- Assistant Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)
- Captains of H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)
- Captains of H.M.S. Revenge (1892)
- Seconds-in-Command, Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Seconds-in-Command on the China Station
- Seconds-in-Command, Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Mediterranean Station
- Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
