Henry Bertram Pelly
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Admiral SIR Henry Bertram Pelly, K.C.V.O., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (9 September, 1867 – 27 December, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
When Beresford hauled down his flag, Pelly was placed on half-pay on 27 March, 1909. He asked that he might be considered for a shore appointment, and on 16 August he was appointed for temporary service at the Admiralty. On 31 August he was appointed Captain-Superintendent of Contract-Built Ships.
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Henry Pelly" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 29 December, 1942. Issue 49429, col F, pg. 6.
- Pelly, Admiral Sir Henry Bertram (1938). 300,000 Sea Miles: An Autobiography. London: Chatto & Windus.
Categories:
- 1867 births
- 1942 deaths
- Personalities
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Venerable (1899)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. King Edward VII (1903)
- Captains-Superintendent of Contract-Built Ships, Tyne District (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Devonshire (1904)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Invincible (1907)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Tiger (1913)
- Senior Naval Officers, Egypt
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
