Henry Loftus Tottenham

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Admiral Henry Loftus Tottenham, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 August, 1860 – 24 February, 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

For services rendered during the operations in Egypt, Tottenham was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 18 November, 1882.[1]

Tottenham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, aged thirty-four years, ten months, and twenty-three days.[2]

Captain

Tottenham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1901.[3]

He was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and King's Harbour Master at Portsmouth on 1 July, 1907.[4]

Flag Rank

On 30 April, 1910, Tottenham was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Goodrich.[5]

Tottenham was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1914.[6] In July it was announced that Tottenham would succeed Rear-Admiral Sackville H. Carden as Admiral-Superintendent of Malta Dockyard.[7]

Great War

On 1 August, 1914, Tottenham hoisted his flag in Albion as Rear-Admiral in the Seventh Battle Squadron. On 5 September he was given command of Cruiser Force E with his flag in the Sutlej. He transferred to Juno on 17 February, 1915, and to Isis on 10 March. He struck his flag on 5 April.

He was appointed to Minotaur as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Seventh Cruiser Squadron in the Grand Fleet on 6 April. His Flag Captain in Minotaur, Captain Edward B. Kiddle, later remembered Tottenham as "a sour pessimist who disliked us all and his appointment. Luckily a few months saw him promoted and he left unregretted and Rear-Admiral Heath hoisted his flag."[8] On 16 June, Jellicoe had written to the First Sea Lord, Sir Henry B. Jackson, suggesting that, "Tottenham might also be moved [from his command] when promoted."[9] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 24 October, 1915, vice Bush,[10] and struck his flag on 25 October.

Tottenham was placed on the Retired List on 26 October, 1918,[11] in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914. He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 January, 1919.[12]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25169. p. 5173. 17 November, 1882.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  4. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 393.
  5. London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
  6. Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
  7. "Second Sea Lord" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 23 July, 1914. Issue 40586, col G, pg. 10.
  8. Kiddle. Naval Memories. Kiddle Papers. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth: 1988.337. f. 88.
  9. Jackson Papers. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth: 255/4/1.
  10. London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
  11. London Gazette: no. 30992. p. 13001. 5 November, 1918.
  12. London Gazette: no. 31104. p. 199. 3 January, 1919.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Henry L. Tottenham" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 1 March, 1950. Issue 51628, col E, pg. 9.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert S. Phipps Hornby
Rear-Admiral Commanding,
Cruiser Force E

1914 – 1915
Succeeded by
The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood
Preceded by
Arthur W. Waymouth
Rear-Admiral Commanding,
Seventh Cruiser Squadron

1915
Succeeded by
Herbert L. Heath