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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Charles John Briggs''', K.C.B., Royal Navy (15 July, 1858 – 16 July, 1951) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Charles John Briggs''', K.C.B., Royal Navy (15 July, 1858 – 16 July, 1951) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
| − | + | Briggs relieved the Honourable [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Stanley Colville]] as Rear-Admiral in the First Division of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] on 4 January, 1909.<ref>''Hazell's Annual, 1910''. p. 199.</ref> | |
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| + | Briggs was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 13 July, 1912, vice [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|Battenberg]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28627/pages/5182 no. 28627. p. 5182.] 16 July, 1912.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Admiral SIR Charles John Briggs, K.C.B., Royal Navy (15 July, 1858 – 16 July, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Briggs relieved the Honourable Stanley Colville as Rear-Admiral in the First Division of the Home Fleet on 4 January, 1909.[1]
Briggs was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 13 July, 1912, vice Battenberg.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ Hazell's Annual, 1910. p. 199.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28627. p. 5182. 16 July, 1912.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Charless Briggs" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 20 July, 1951. Issue 52058, col D, pg. 8.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
