Judge D'Arcy
Vice-Admiral (retired) Judge D'Arcy (31 July, 1867 – 6 April, 1927) was an officer in the Royal Navy
Life & Career
D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 1 October, 1890.[1]
He was blamed by a Court of Enquiry for the death of an A.B. in 1903 when a picket boat touched a reef. It was found that D'Arcy was "ill advised in allowing the boat to go through the passage considering the state of the sea."[2]
D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1904.[3]
D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1910.[4]
He was appointed as captain of the battleship Albion in August, 1910.
D'Arcy was appointed in command of the depot ship Hecla of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla on 18 December, 1912.[5]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dartmouth on 10 August, 1913.[6]
Great War
D'Arcy was appointed in command of the battleship Africa on 10 August, 1915. He would remain in command for over two years.
Post-war
D'Arcy was appointed in command of training school Fisgard and as Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments on 31 December 1918.[7]
D'Arcy was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 2 May, 1921 and placed on the Retired List at his own request the next day. He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 July, 1926. He died the following April at Rushton Lodge (?) in Taunton of a pancreatic tumour and lung ailments.[8]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Charles H. Morgan |
Captain of H.M.S. Albion 9 Aug, 1910[9] – Aug, 1912[10][11] |
Succeeded by Alexander P. Davidson |
Preceded by Francis G. St. John |
Captain of H.M.S. Hecla 18 Dec, 1912[12] |
Succeeded by John E. Cameron |
Preceded by Henry L. Mawbey |
Captain of H.M.S. Dartmouth 10 Aug, 1913[13] |
Succeeded by Albert P. Addison |
Preceded by Herbert J. O. Millar |
Captain of H.M.S. Africa 10 Aug, 1915[14] |
Succeeded by Ernest G. H. Du Boulay |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26093. p. 5268. 3 October, 1890.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 300b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 774.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 275.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391c.