Henry Bertram Pelly
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.
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Early Life & Career
Pelly was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1891.[1]
Pelly was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class in the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 1 February, 1901.[2]
Pelly was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 August, 1901.[3]
Captain
Pelly was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1906.[4] In March of that same year, he was appointed captain of battleship Venerable, remaining in command until some time in 1907.[5]
Pelly was appointed Flag Captain to Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, and in command of King Edward VII, on 5 March, 1907.[6][7]
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.
He was appointed in command of Invincible on 10 August, 1913.[8]
Pelly's appointment as Chief of Staff to Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson, to date 1 September, was announced on 24 July, 1914.[9]
Great War
Pelly commanded H.M.S. Tiger from her commissioning through actions at Dogger Bank and Jutland.
On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.[10]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 May, 1917, vice de Robeck.[11]
Post-War
Pelly was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 May, 1922.[12]
On 1 January, 1923, Pelly was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander in the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).[13]
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 January, 1925,[14] and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.[15]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26121. p. 4. 2 January, 1891.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27283. p. 1058. 12 February, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27359. p. 6292. 27 September, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 February, 1907. Issue 38253, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 337.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 July, 1913. Issue 40263, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 July, 1914. Issue 40584, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30084. p. 4942. 22 May, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3626. 9 May, 1922.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32782. p. 6. (Supplement) 1 January, 1923.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33015. p. 591. 27 January, 1925.
- ↑ The 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, p. 6.
- Pelly, Admiral Sir Henry, K.C.V.O., C.B. (1938). 300,000 Sea Miles: An Autobiography. London: Chatto and Windus.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
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Rear-Admiral, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth 1916 – 1918 |
Succeeded by A. Gordon Smith
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