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Greatorex was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/25 no. 27870.  p. 25.]  2 January, 1906.</ref>
 
Greatorex was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/25 no. 27870.  p. 25.]  2 January, 1906.</ref>
  
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Natal|f=t}} on 27 June, 1911.<ref>Greatorex Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43.  f. 30.</ref>
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In January 1906, he assumed command of the {{UK-Eclipse|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}  He was relieved by [[William Firth Slayter|William F. Slayter]] on 24 March, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 306.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Natal|f=t}} on 27 June, 1911.<ref>Greatorex Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 30.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==

Revision as of 13:23, 20 October 2012

Admiral Clement Greatorex, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (7 January, 1869 – 21 March, 1937) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Greatorex was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[1]

Greatorex was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[2]

In January 1906, he assumed command of the destroyer Eclipse.[3] He was relieved by William F. Slayter on 24 March, 1908.[4]

He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Natal on 27 June, 1911.[5]

Great War

Greatorex was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1916.[6]

Greatorex was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 27 April, 1917.[7] On 8 October, 1917, he was appointed Senior Naval Officer in the Shetlands. He took up the appointment on 18 October.[8]

Post-War

Greatorex was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 May, 1922, vice Bruce, and was placed on the Retired List on 3 May, 1922.[9] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
  3. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 306.
  5. ↑ Greatorex Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 30.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 80. 31 December, 1915.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
  8. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3626. 9 May, 1922.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Greatorex" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 23 March, 1937. Issue 47640, col B, pg. 18.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
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