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He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 13 January, 1899, vice [[Ernest Neville Rolfe|Rolfe]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27043/pages/298 no. 27043.  p. 298.]  17 January, 1899.</ref>
 
He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 13 January, 1899, vice [[Ernest Neville Rolfe|Rolfe]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27043/pages/298 no. 27043.  p. 298.]  17 January, 1899.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 February, 1901, vice [[Robert Hastings Harris|Harris]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27288/pages/1350 no. 27288.  p. 1350.]  22 February, 1901.</ref>  On 7 May, 1902, he succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet|Sir Baldwin Wake Walker]] as Second-in-Command of the [[Home Squadron (Royal Navy)|Home Squadron]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 May, 1902.  Issue '''36763''', col E, pg. 10.</ref>  He hoisted his flag in the battleship [[H.M.S. Resolution (1892)|''Resolution'']] in dock at Devonport on 7 May, and at sunset his flag was struck and he went on leave.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 8 May, 1902.  Issue '''36762''', col F, pg. 9.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 February, 1901, vice [[Robert Hastings Harris|Harris]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27288/pages/1350 no. 27288.  p. 1350.]  22 February, 1901.</ref>  On 7 May, 1902, he succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet|Sir Baldwin Wake Walker]] as Second-in-Command of the [[Home Squadron (Royal Navy)|Home Squadron]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 May, 1902.  Issue '''36763''', col E, p. 10.</ref>  He hoisted his flag in the battleship [[H.M.S. Resolution (1892)|''Resolution'']] in dock at Devonport on 7 May, and at sunset his flag was struck and he went on leave.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 8 May, 1902.  Issue '''36762''', col F, p. 9.</ref>
  
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 24 May, 1905, vice [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27801/pages/4032 no. 27801.  p. 4032.]  6 June, 1905.</ref>  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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27811/supplements/4548 (Supplement) no. 27811.  p. 4548.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 24 May, 1905, vice [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27801/pages/4032 no. 27801.  p. 4032.]  6 June, 1905.</ref>  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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27811/supplements/4548 (Supplement) no. 27811.  p. 4548.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>

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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]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25604. p. 3189. 2 July, 1886.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27043. p. 298. 17 January, 1899.
  3. ↑ 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. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27801. p. 4032. 6 June, 1905.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27811. p. 4548. 30 June, 1905.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8028. 6 November, 1908.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28627. p. 5182. 16 July, 1912.

Bibliography

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

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert H. Harris 		Commodores, Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron
1895 – 1897 		Succeeded by
Edmund S. Poë
Preceded by
Charles C. Drury 		Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
1903 – 1905 		Succeeded by
Edmund S. Poë
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