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Warleigh was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812. p. 4557.] 30 June, 1905.</ref> | Warleigh was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812. p. 4557.] 30 June, 1905.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:39, 19 October 2012
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]
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.[3]
He assumed command of the destroyer Crescent in March, 1915, remaining with her beyond the end of the war.[4]
Warleigh was placed on the Retired List at his own request, dated 24 August, 1922.[5]
Warleigh died on 20 October, 1933 at Sherborne, Dorset, leaving a widow, Marion.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26508. p. 2510. 1 May, 1894.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 395q.
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 24 October, 1933. Issue 46583, col B, pg. 1.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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