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Purey-Cust was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26534/pages/4154 no. 26534.  p. 4154.]  20 July, 1894.</ref>
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Purey-Cust was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26534/pages/4154 no. 26534.  p. 4154.]  20 July, 1894.</ref>  He was appointed in command of the gun vessel ''Rambler'' dated 4 November, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 October, 1897.  Issue '''35345''', col B, pg. 6.</ref>
  
 
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==Captain==

Revision as of 12:49, 13 August 2011

Admiral SIR Herbert Edward Purey-Cust, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (26 February, 1857 – 11 November, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Purey-Cust was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1894.[1] He was appointed in command of the gun vessel Rambler dated 4 November, 1897.[2]

Captain

Purey-Cust was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1900.[3]

Purey-Cust was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 January, 1919.[5] He was appointed a Commander in the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 1 January.[6] In recognition of his services during the war, on the occasion of the King's birthday Purey-Cust was appointed a Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 3 June.[7]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 20 July, 1894.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 October, 1897. Issue 35345, col B, pg. 6.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  4. London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
  5. London Gazette: no. 31104. p. 199. 3 January, 1919.
  6. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 111. 1 January, 1919.
  7. Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2066. 5 June, 1919.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Herbert Purey-Cust" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 November, 1938. Issue 48150, col E, pg. 14.

Service Records