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Revision as of 12:38, 6 March 2021

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

His last name was originally just Atkinson.

Life & Career

In January 1868,m he was attached to the Rocket Brigade in Abyssinia.

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. Reindeer
4 Dec, 1884[10] – 30 Jun, 1886 		Succeeded by
Henry B. Lang
Preceded by
Thomas S. Jackson 		Captain of H.M.S. Comus
1 Mar, 1889[11] – Jul, 1892 		Succeeded by
Henry H. Dyke
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Indefatigable
Jul, 1892 – Aug, 1892 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Richard Bingham
Preceded by
Francis C. B. Bridgeman-Simpson 		Captain of H.M.S. Camperdown
c. Aug, 1892 – c. late Sep, 1892 		Succeeded by
Charles Johnstone
Preceded by
Charles Johnstone 		Captain of H.M.S. Agamemnon
c. late Aug, 1892 – Oct, 1892 		Succeeded by
Charles G. S. Eeles
Preceded by
James A. T. Bruce 		Captain of H.M.S. Hero
11 Jul, 1893 – Aug, 1893 		Succeeded by
Ernest A. Simons
Preceded by
Alexander P. Hastings 		Captain of H.M.S. Howe
31 Oct, 1893[12] 		Succeeded by
Robert W. Stopford
Preceded by
Robert H. Harris 		Captain of H.M.S. Active
16 Apr, 1895[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Robert H. Harris
as Commodore Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron 		Rear-Admiral Commanding the Training Squadron
18 Apr, 1895 		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[14] 		Succeeded by
John Durnford
Preceded by
Sir Charles C. Drury 		Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
9 Jun, 1903[15] – Aug, 1905 		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. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 232.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 212.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 226.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 196.
  14. ↑ Atkinson-Willes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 48.
  15. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 June, 1903. Issue 37101, col C, p. 7.

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