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'''Evelyn Leonard Beridge Boothby''', D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Evelyn Leonard Beridge Boothby''', D.S.O., (4 May, 1876 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
==Life & Career==
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==Life & Career==
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Boothby was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1898.<ref>Boothby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/141/487.|D8121127}} f. 485.</ref>
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Boothby was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Lynx|f=t}} on 9 May, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 342}}
 
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Retired Acting Captain Boothby was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hermione|f=t}} on 16 December, 1916.{{NLFeb19|p. 813}}
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In December 1908, Captain [[George Cuthbert Cayley|Cayley]] judged that Boothby was "Most suitable for Destroyer Service."<ref>Boothby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/141/487.|D8121127}} f. 485.</ref>
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On 15 November, 1910, Boothby grounded {{UK-Hebe}} in the River Tay and was cautioned to be more careful in future.<ref>Boothby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/141/487.|D8121127}} f. 485.</ref>
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Boothby was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 May, 1912, to be granted a step in rank upon reaching the age of forty.<ref>Boothby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/141/487.|D8121127}} f. 485.</ref>
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Boothby was placed in command of the armed yacht ''James Fletcher'' on 7 October, 1914 and was awarded a D.S.O. for his work with the [[Auxiliary Patrol]], gazetted 14 July, 1915.  He completed this appointment on 8 March, 1916 and undertook an appointment in the Yacht Patrol Office until 15 December, 1916.  Retired Acting Captain Boothby was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hermione|f=t}} on 16 December, 1916.<ref>Boothby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/141/487.|D8121127}} f. 485.</ref>
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Boothby was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on the Retired List on 11 November, 1918 in recognition of his War Services.  He reverted to the Retired List upon being superseded in command of {{UK-Hermione}} on 1 September, 1919.<ref>Boothby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/141/487.|D8121127}} f. 485.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 20:15, 13 August 2017

Captain (retired) Evelyn Leonard Beridge Boothby, D.S.O., (4 May, 1876 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Vexingly, the single Service Record available for him has notes overlaid on it and the electronic version does not permit one to read the service record beneath.

Life & Career

Boothby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1898.[1] Boothby was appointed in command of the destroyer Lynx on 9 May, 1906.[2]

In December 1908, Captain Cayley judged that Boothby was "Most suitable for Destroyer Service."[3]

On 15 November, 1910, Boothby grounded Hebe in the River Tay and was cautioned to be more careful in future.[4]

Boothby was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 May, 1912, to be granted a step in rank upon reaching the age of forty.[5]

Boothby was placed in command of the armed yacht James Fletcher on 7 October, 1914 and was awarded a D.S.O. for his work with the Auxiliary Patrol, gazetted 14 July, 1915. He completed this appointment on 8 March, 1916 and undertook an appointment in the Yacht Patrol Office until 15 December, 1916. Retired Acting Captain Boothby was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Hermione on 16 December, 1916.[6]

Boothby was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 11 November, 1918 in recognition of his War Services. He reverted to the Retired List upon being superseded in command of Hermione on 1 September, 1919.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lancelot N. Turton
Captain of H.M.S. Seal
c. 1904[8]
Succeeded by
Basil G. Washington
Preceded by
Alfred Reep
Captain of H.M.S. Lynx
9 May, 1906[9] – 17 Dec, 1907[10]
Succeeded by
John G. Neligan
Preceded by
Herbert R. Stokes
Captain of H.M.S. Greyhound
17 Dec, 1907[11][12] – 28 Apr, 1910[13]
Succeeded by
Maurice B. R. Blackwood
Preceded by
Michael H. Wilding
Captain of H.M.S. Hebe
29 Apr, 1910[14] – 23 Feb, 1912[15]
Succeeded by
Arthur M. Stancomb
Preceded by
Charles T. Gervers
Captain of H.M.S. Hermione
16 Dec, 1916[16][17] – 1 Sep, 1919[18]
Succeeded by
Clarence W. E. Trelawny

Footnotes

  1. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 342.
  3. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  4. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  5. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  6. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  7. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 375.
  9. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 342.
  10. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  11. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 323.
  13. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  14. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  15. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  16. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
  17. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 813.
  18. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.