Charles Langdale Ottley
Rear-Admiral SIR Charles Langdale Ottley, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (8 February, 1858 – 24 September, 1932) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Ottley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 8 December, 1879.[1]
Ottley was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the battleship Victoria, flag ship on the Mediterranean Station, on 14 November, 1889.[2]
Ottley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1892.[3]
Captain
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1899.[4]
On the occasion of King Edward VII's visit to Paris, Ottley was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 4 May, 1903.[5]
He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King on 1 June, 1907, vice Rich.[6]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, Ottley was placed on the Retired List with permission to assume the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 June, 1908.[7]
Winston Churchill had evidently offered him a prominent position in the proposed Admiralty War Staff, for Ottley, referring to his "flattering proposal," replied, "I can only say that I shall do exactly what is held to be best for the public interest, I think the fact that I am on the retired list is a very serious disability, and the only justifiable ground for appointing me to such a position would be that no naval officer of the active list could possibly spare enough time from service afloat to do justice to the appointment."[8]
Kathleen Margaret, his widow, died in Bath on 4 February, 1940 aged sixty-seven.[9]
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral Sir C. L. Ottley" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 26 September, 1932. Issue 46248, col A, pg. 17.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles J. Briggs |
Head of Mobilisation Division 24 Dec, 1904[10] – ? |
Succeeded by Charles L. Vaughan-Lee |
| Preceded by Louis A. Mountbatten |
Director of Naval Intelligence 1 Feb, 1905[11] – ? |
Succeeded by Herbert G. King-Hall |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24791. p. 7324. 12 December, 1879.
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1891). p. 263.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26309. p. 4187. 22 July, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27560. p. 3526. 2 June, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28027. p. 3832. 4 June, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28150. p. 4555. 23 June, 1908.
- ↑ Letter of 13 November, 1911. The National Archives. CAB 1/31. ff. 192-193.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 8 February, 1940. Issue 48534, col B, p. 1.
- ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 56.
- ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 988.
