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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| − | Aldrich was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 11 September, 1866.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23162/pages/5031 no. 23162. p. 5031.] 14 September, 1866.</ref> | + | Aldrich was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 11 September, 1866.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23162/pages/5031 no. 23162. p. 5031.] 14 September, 1866.</ref> |
Aldrich was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} for arctic services on 3 November, 1876.<ref name=sr>Service Record. ADM 196/36.</ref> | Aldrich was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} for arctic services on 3 November, 1876.<ref name=sr>Service Record. ADM 196/36.</ref> | ||
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Aldrich was appointed in command of the first-class protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Hawke (1891)|''Hawke'']] on 16 May, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue '''33942''', col E, p. 6.</ref> | Aldrich was appointed in command of the first-class protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Hawke (1891)|''Hawke'']] on 16 May, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue '''33942''', col E, p. 6.</ref> | ||
| − | Aldrich was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 21 December, 1898, vice [[Edmund Charles Drummond|Drummond]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27041/pages/148 no. 27041. p. 148.] 10 January, 1899.</ref> | + | Aldrich was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 21 December, 1898, vice [[Edmund Charles Drummond|Drummond]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27041/pages/148 no. 27041. p. 148.] 10 January, 1899.</ref> |
On 6 August, 1899, the First Lord of the Admiralty, [[George Joachim Goschen, First Viscount Goschen|George J. Goschen]], wrote to the [[First Naval Lord]], [[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]], "I omitted to mention when I saw you on Friday that I was offering Portsmouth Dockyard to Aldrich, and Chatham to [[Swinton Colthurst Holland|Holland]], both from all that I have heard admirable men …"<ref>''The Naval Review'' (November, 1933). '''XXI''' (4). p. 790.</ref> | On 6 August, 1899, the First Lord of the Admiralty, [[George Joachim Goschen, First Viscount Goschen|George J. Goschen]], wrote to the [[First Naval Lord]], [[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]], "I omitted to mention when I saw you on Friday that I was offering Portsmouth Dockyard to Aldrich, and Chatham to [[Swinton Colthurst Holland|Holland]], both from all that I have heard admirable men …"<ref>''The Naval Review'' (November, 1933). '''XXI''' (4). p. 790.</ref> | ||
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 12 August, 1903, vice [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Rawson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27589/pages/5223 no. 27589. p. 5223.] 18 August, 1903.</ref> | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 12 August, 1903, vice [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Rawson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27589/pages/5223 no. 27589. p. 5223.] 18 August, 1903.</ref> |
| − | Aldrich was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 March, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28001/pages/1574 no. 28001. p. 1574.] 5 March, 1907.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 22 March, 1908.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28122/pages/2260 no. 28122. p. 2260.] 24 March, 1908.</ref> | + | Aldrich was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 March, 1907.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28001/pages/1574 no. 28001. p. 1574.] 5 March, 1907.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 22 March, 1908.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28122/pages/2260 no. 28122. p. 2260.] 24 March, 1908.</ref> |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 18:09, 24 September 2012
Admiral Pelham Aldrich, C.V.O., Royal Navy (8 December, 1844 – 12 November, 1930) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Aldrich was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 11 September, 1866.[1]
Aldrich was promoted to the rank of Commander for arctic services on 3 November, 1876.[2]
He was promoted to Captain on 29 June, 1883.[2]
Aldrich was appointed in command of the first-class protected cruiser Hawke on 16 May, 1893.[3]
Aldrich was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 21 December, 1898, vice Drummond.[4]
On 6 August, 1899, the First Lord of the Admiralty, George J. Goschen, wrote to the First Naval Lord, Sir Frederick W. Richards, "I omitted to mention when I saw you on Friday that I was offering Portsmouth Dockyard to Aldrich, and Chatham to Holland, both from all that I have heard admirable men …"[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 12 August, 1903, vice Rawson.[6]
Aldrich was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 March, 1907.[7] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 22 March, 1908.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23162. p. 5031. 14 September, 1866.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Service Record. ADM 196/36.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue 33942, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27041. p. 148. 10 January, 1899.
- ↑ The Naval Review (November, 1933). XXI (4). p. 790.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27589. p. 5223. 18 August, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28001. p. 1574. 5 March, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28122. p. 2260. 24 March, 1908.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Aldrich" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 15 November, 1930. Issue 45671, col D, pg. 14.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/15.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest Rice |
Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard 1899 – 1902 |
Succeeded by Reginald F. H. Henderson
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