Difference between revisions of "Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
(rename shiplink UK-Newcastle)
(Update appts)
Line 26: Line 26:
 
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 
{{TabNaval}}
 
{{TabNaval}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Julian Charles Allix Wilkinson|Julian C. A. Wilkinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Iris (1877)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Iris'']]'''<br>23 Jul, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 333}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Julian Charles Allix Wilkinson|Julian C. A. Wilkinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Iris (1877)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Iris'']]'''<br>23 Jul, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 333}} &ndash; 13 Dec, 1904|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Victor Albert Stanley|The Hon. Victor A. Stanley]]'''|'''[[Naval Attaché (Royal Navy)|Royal Navy Naval Attaché at St. Petersburg]]'''<br>7 Nov, 1908<ref>''Return, for the Year ended 31st March 1910, of the Army and Navy Officers Permitted, Under Rule 2 of the Regulations drawn up under Section 6 of the "Superannuation Act, 1887," to hold Civil Employment of Profit under Public Departments.''  pp. 28-29.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Granville Grenfell|Harold G. Grenfell]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Victor Albert Stanley|The Hon. Victor A. Stanley]]'''|'''[[Naval Attaché (Royal Navy)|Royal Navy Naval Attaché at St. Petersburg]]'''<br>7 Nov, 1908<ref>''Return, for the Year ended 31st March 1910, of the Army and Navy Officers Permitted, Under Rule 2 of the Regulations drawn up under Section 6 of the "Superannuation Act, 1887," to hold Civil Employment of Profit under Public Departments.''  pp. 28-29.</ref> &ndash; 30 Apr, 1912|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Granville Grenfell|Harold G. Grenfell]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle|The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cumberland (1902)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cumberland'']]'''<br>1 May, 1912<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 23 April, 1912.  Issue '''39880''', col G, p. 16.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|Cyril T. M. Fuller]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle|The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cumberland (1902)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cumberland'']]'''<br>1 May, 1912<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 23 April, 1912.  Issue '''39880''', col G, p. 16.</ref> &ndash; 18 May, 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|Cyril T. M. Fuller]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Cyril Royds Brocklebank|Henry C. R. Brocklebank]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Drake (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Drake'']]'''<br>15 Jul, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 393''m''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|William G. E. Ruck-Keene]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Cyril Royds Brocklebank|Henry C. R. Brocklebank]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Drake (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Drake'']]'''<br>15 Jul, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 393''m''}} &ndash; 26 Mar, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|William G. E. Ruck-Keene]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Luce|John Luce]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Glasgow (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Glasgow'']]'''<br>8 Nov, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 394}} &ndash; 1918{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert MacIver Edwards|Herbert MacI. Edwards]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Luce|John Luce]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Glasgow (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Glasgow'']]'''<br>30 Sep, 1916 &ndash; 1 Jan, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert MacIver Edwards|Herbert MacI. Edwards]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oliver Backhouse|Oliver Backhouse]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ramillies (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ramillies'']]'''<br>9 Apr, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 851}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes|Cecil D. S. Raikes]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton|Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Newcastle (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Newcastle'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1918 &ndash; 23 Jul, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oliver Backhouse|Oliver Backhouse]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ramillies (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ramillies'']]'''<br>9 Apr, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 851}} &ndash; 20 Jan, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes|Cecil D. S. Raikes]]'''}}
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
</div name=fredbot:appts>
 
</div name=fredbot:appts>

Revision as of 11:27, 11 December 2016

Admiral SIR Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith, K.B.E., C.B., D.L., K.C.V.O. (22 September, 1872 – 6 October, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Aubrey was born in London.

He was appointed command of the armoured cruiser Cumberland on 1 May, 1912.[1]

He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Drake in July 1914.

On 8 November 1916, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Newcastle.[2]

He was made captain of battleship H.M.S. Ramillies on 7 May 1920.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Julian C. A. Wilkinson
Captain of H.M.S. Iris
23 Jul, 1903[4] – 13 Dec, 1904
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
The Hon. Victor A. Stanley
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at St. Petersburg
7 Nov, 1908[5] – 30 Apr, 1912
Succeeded by
Harold G. Grenfell
Preceded by
The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland
1 May, 1912[6] – 18 May, 1914
Succeeded by
Cyril T. M. Fuller
Preceded by
Henry C. R. Brocklebank
Captain of H.M.S. Drake
15 Jul, 1914[7] – 26 Mar, 1915
Succeeded by
William G. E. Ruck-Keene
Preceded by
John Luce
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow
30 Sep, 1916 – 1 Jan, 1918
Succeeded by
Herbert MacI. Edwards
Preceded by
Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton
Captain of H.M.S. Newcastle
1 Jan, 1918 – 23 Jul, 1919
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Oliver Backhouse
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
9 Apr, 1920[8] – 20 Jan, 1921
Succeeded by
Cecil D. S. Raikes

Footnotes

  1. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 852.
  3. Possibly in The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 333.
  5. Return, for the Year ended 31st March 1910, of the Army and Navy Officers Permitted, Under Rule 2 of the Regulations drawn up under Section 6 of the "Superannuation Act, 1887," to hold Civil Employment of Profit under Public Departments. pp. 28-29.
  6. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393m.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.

Template:CatAdmiral