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Curtis was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ardent|f=t}} on 28 August, 1909.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 279.</ref>
 
Curtis was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ardent|f=t}} on 28 August, 1909.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 279.</ref>
  
As a {{CommRN}}, Curtis was appointed in command of the destroyers {{UK-Desperate}} and {UK-Derwent}} on 5 July, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 300c.</ref>
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As a {{CommRN}}, Curtis was appointed in command of the destroyers {{UK-Desperate}} and {{UK-Derwent}} on 5 July, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 300c.</ref>
  
Curtis was in command of the {{UK-Abdiel|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 45}}
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Curtis appointed in command of the {{UK-Abdiel|f=t}} on 3 February, 1916 through the end of the war,{{NLSep19|p. 721}} commanding her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 45}}
  
 
He was Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|20}} during [[Operation ZZ]].
 
He was Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|20}} during [[Operation ZZ]].
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He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31099/supplements/106 (Supplement) no. 31099.  p. 106.]  1 January, 1919.</ref>
 
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31099/supplements/106 (Supplement) no. 31099.  p. 106.]  1 January, 1919.</ref>
  
He was appointed in command of {{UK-EmperorOfIndia}} in October 1925.{{MackieRNW}}
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He was appointed in command of {{UK-EmperorOfIndia}} in October, 1925.{{MackieRNW}}
  
 
Rear-Admiral in Charge and Admiral-Superintendent of Gibraltar Dockyard, 1929-1931.
 
Rear-Admiral in Charge and Admiral-Superintendent of Gibraltar Dockyard, 1929-1931.

Revision as of 16:48, 7 February 2014

Vice-Admiral Berwick Curtis, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Navy (9 October, 1876 – 9 May, 1965) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Curtis was appointed in command of the destroyer Ardent on 28 August, 1909.[1]

As a Commander, Curtis was appointed in command of the destroyers Desperate and Derwent on 5 July, 1913.[2]

Curtis appointed in command of the flotilla leader Abdiel on 3 February, 1916 through the end of the war,[3] commanding her at the Battle of Jutland.[4]

He was Captain (D) of the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla during Operation ZZ.

He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[5]

He was appointed in command of Emperor of India in October, 1925.[6]

Rear-Admiral in Charge and Admiral-Superintendent of Gibraltar Dockyard, 1929-1931.

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 279.
  2. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 300c.
  3. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 721.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
  5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 11 May, 1965. Issue 56318, col E, pg. 14.

Service Records


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