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Revision as of 17:55, 13 December 2016

Captain Henry FitzRoy George Talbot, D.S.O., Royal Navy (24 February, 1874 – 4 July, 1920) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Badderly, the son off Major H. C. Talbot.[1]

Talbot was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1895.[2]

Talbot was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1905.[3]

On 9 October 1913, Talbot was appointed Secretary of the Committee on Eyesight of Officers.

As a Commander, he was appointed to the Prince George on 8 January, 1914.[4]

Talbot was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1914.[5]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Majestic and "for a group" (of destroyers, presumably) on 30 July, 1914.[6] He was in command when she was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on 27 May, 1915.

In August, 1915, he was given command of the battleship Swiftsure, in which he served as Flag Captain. In 1916, he was in general charge of vessels off the beach during the evacuation of Helles. Talbot was re-appointed upon the ship's re-commissioning in May 1916 and remained in command until she paid off on 26 April, 1917.

On 10 May, 1917 Talbot was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birkenhead.

On 23 November, 1918, Talbot was deemed fit for shore duty only.

On 22 April, 1920, Talbot was surveyed at the hospital.

Talbot died on 4 July, 1920, whilst in command of the light cruiser Caledon.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ion P. Barton 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 103
11 Feb, 1896[8] – 20 Aug, 1897[9] 		Succeeded by
Percy G. Brown
Preceded by
Osmond J. Prentis 		Captain of H.M.S. Mallard
2 Jul, 1906[10][11] – 1 Apr, 1907[12] 		Succeeded by
Henry F. G. Talbot
Preceded by
Edward M. Bennett 		Captain of H.M.S. Orion
1 Apr, 1907[13] – 10 Jun, 1907[14] 		Succeeded by
Thomas R. G. O'Connor
Preceded by
Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee 		Captain of H.M.S. Boxer
10 Jul, 1907[15] – Oct, 1907[16] 		Succeeded by
Gordon A. Coles
Preceded by
John B. Sparks 		Captain of H.M.S. Prince George
Oct, 1907[17] – 30 Jul, 1914[18] 		Succeeded by
Alexander V. Campbell
Preceded by
Thomas R. G. O'Connor 		Captain of H.M.S. Orion
Oct, 1907[19] – 16 Jun, 1908[20] 		Succeeded by
Hugh T. Prichard
Preceded by
Henry F. G. Talbot 		Captain of H.M.S. Mallard
16 Jun, 1908[21] – 29 Nov, 1908[22] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. W. Pyddoke
Preceded by
Charles P. Beaty-Pownall 		Captain of H.M.S. Perseus
11 May, 1912[23][24] – 19 Sep, 1913[25] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edwin V. Underhill 		Captain of H.M.S. Majestic
30 Jul, 1914[26][27] – 27 May, 1915[28][29] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy 		Captain of H.M.S. Swiftsure
10 Aug, 1915[30][31] – 26 Apr, 1917[32] 		Succeeded by
Francis J. Stenson
Preceded by
Edward Reeves 		Captain of H.M.S. Birkenhead
10 May, 1917[33][34] – 16 Jan, 1918[35] 		Succeeded by
Henry E. Grace
Preceded by
Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court 		Captain of Royal Naval College, Osborne
15 Dec, 1918[36][37] – 5 May, 1920[38] 		Succeeded by
Francis A. Marten

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  2. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  3. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 361.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28842. p. 4880. 22 June, 1914.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 353.
  7. ↑ "Naval Casualties" (News). The Times. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue 42467, col E, p. 21.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 1 February, 1896. Issue 34802, col B, p. 7.
  9. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  10. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 343.
  12. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  13. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  14. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  15. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  16. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  17. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  18. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  19. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  20. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  21. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  22. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  23. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 356.
  25. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  26. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 353.
  28. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  29. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. index.
  30. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398m.
  32. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  33. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391s.
  35. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  36. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 856.
  38. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 223.

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