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.

Early Life & Career

Pelly was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1891.[1]

Pelly was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 August, 1901.[2]

Captain

Pelly was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1906.[3]

Pelly was appointed Flag Captain to Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, and in command of King Edward VII, on 5 March, 1907.[4]

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.

Pelly's appointment as Chief of Staff to Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson, to date 1 September, was announced on 24 July, 1914.[5]

Great War

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 May, 1917, vice de Robeck.[6]

Post-War

Pelly was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 May, 1922.[7]

On 1 January, 1923, Pelly was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander in the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).[8]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 January, 1925,[9] and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26121. p. 4. 2 January, 1891.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27359. p. 6292. 27 September, 1901.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 February, 1907. Issue 38253, col E, pg. 6.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 July, 1914. Issue 40584, col F, pg. 10.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30084. p. 4942. 22 May, 1917.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3626. 9 May, 1922.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32782. p. 6. (Supplement) 1 January, 1923.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33015. p. 591. 27 January, 1925.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.

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.

Service Record

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