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Revision as of 11:04, 13 May 2014
Captain Percival Henry Warleigh, C.B.E., J.P., Royal Navy (2 April, 1873 – 20 October, 1933) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Warleigh was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant dated 14 December, 1892.[1]
Warleigh was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[2]
Warleigh was appointed as Naval Secretary of the Ordnance Board on 1 January, 1908.[3]
He may be the person who created the Warleigh Spotting Table, a training aid.
Captain
Warleigh was appointed in command of the battleship Magnificent on 7 September, 1915.[4]
He was appointed of the destroyer Crescent on 6 March, 1916, remaining with her beyond the end of the war, including a designation of Flag Captain for at least part of that time.[5]
On 27 June, 1919, he was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) for "valuable services as Flag Captain and Captain of the Port Depôt Ship, Rosyth."[6] In August he assumed command of the destroyer Grafton.[7]
Warleigh was placed on the Retired List at his own request, dated 24 August, 1922.[8]
Warleigh died on 20 October, 1933 at Sherborne, Dorset, leaving a widow, Marion.[9]
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 24 October, 1933. Issue 46583, col B, p. 1.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments |
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| Preceded by Charles D. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Minerva 4 Aug, 1914 – ? |
Succeeded by Francis H. M. Jackson |
| Preceded by Frederic A. Whitehead |
Captain of H.M.S. Magnificent 7 Sep, 1915 – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John F. Grant-Dalton |
Captain of H.M.S. Crescent 6 Mar, 1916 – ? |
Succeeded by Ernest Henslowe |
| Preceded by Percy Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton Aug, 1919 – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26508. p. 2510. 1 May, 1894.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1908). p. 542.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 395q.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 768.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31421. p. 8066. 27 June, 1919.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32744. p. 6440. 5 September, 1922.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 24 October, 1933. Issue 46583, col B, p. 1.
