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Admiral SIR George Lambart Atkinson-Willes, K.C.B., Royal Navy (13 July, 1847 – 25 December, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Atkinson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1886.[1]

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria dated 13 January, 1899, vice Rolfe.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 February, 1901, vice Harris.[3] On 7 May, 1902, he succeeded Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker as Second-in-Command of the Home Squadron.[4] He hoisted his flag in the battleship Resolution in dock at Devonport on 7 May, and at sunset his flag was struck and he went on leave.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 24 May, 1905, vice Noel.[6] On the occasion of the King's birthday, Atkinson-Willes was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 30 June.[7]

Atkinson-Willes was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 5 November, 1908, vice Rawson.[8]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 13 July, 1912.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Fifty Years in the Navy" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 December, 1921. Issue 42913, col F, p. 10.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Hero
1893[10][Fact Check] 		Succeeded by
Ernest A. Simons
Preceded by
Henry H. Boys 		Captain of H.M.S. Howe
1894[11][Fact Check] 		Succeeded by
Edward H. M. Davis
Preceded by
Robert H. Harris
as Commodore Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron 		Rear-Admiral Commanding the Training Squadron
18 Apr, 1895[12] 		Succeeded by
Edmund S. Poë
as Commodore Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron
Preceded by
Albert B. Jenkings 		Captain of Chatham Dockyard Reserve
15 Dec, 1897[13] 		Succeeded by
John Durnford
Preceded by
Sir Charles C. Drury 		Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
9 Jun, 1903[14] 		Succeeded by
Sir Edmund S. Poë

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25604. p. 3189. 2 July, 1886.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27043. p. 298. 17 January, 1899.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27288. p. 1350. 22 February, 1901.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 May, 1902. Issue 36763, col E, p. 10.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 8 May, 1902. Issue 36762, col F, p. 9.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27801. p. 4032. 6 June, 1905.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27811. p. 4548. 30 June, 1905.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8028. 6 November, 1908.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28627. p. 5182. 16 July, 1912.
  10. ↑ "Fifty Years in the Navy" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 December, 1921. Issue 42913, col F, p. 10.
  11. ↑ "Fifty Years in the Navy" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 December, 1921. Issue 42913, col F, p. 10. This is an approximate date.
  12. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 March, 1895. Issue 34535, col B, p. 10.
  13. ↑ Atkinson-Willes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 48.
  14. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 June, 1903. Issue 37101, col C, p. 7.

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