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| − | '''Walter Clifton Slater''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Walter Clifton Slater''' (6 September, 1861 – c. 3 December, 1901) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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| + | He legally changed his name to '''Clifton Sclater''' in September, 1891. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Slater was granted leave to travel to France to study the language in 1880. Completing a course in {{UK-Excellent}} in May 1881, he was appointed to {{UK-1Cygnet}}. | |
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| + | Slater was awarded the Beaufort Testimonial for 1881, receiving 2103 out of 2400 marks.<ref>Slater Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1200.</ref> | ||
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| + | Slater was specially promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 18 November, 1882 for services in Alexandria and in Egypt.<ref>Slater Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1200.</ref> | ||
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| + | Sir Fremantle mentioned SLater in despatches on 6 January, 1891 in recognition of his keen handling of field guns in operations against Vitu.<ref>Slater Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1200.</ref> | ||
| − | Slater was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Slater, now known by the name Clifton Sclater, was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1896.<ref>Slater Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1200.</ref> |
| − | + | Sclater was appointed to command the new {{UK-Condor|f=t}} on 1 November, 1900 and was lost when she foundered in the Pacific, having complained that the ship had poor stability.<ref>Slater Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1200.</ref>{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 278}}{{BrownWD|pp. 119-120}} | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Service Records== | ==Service Records== | ||
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| + | * {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1200. In our PDF for Edmond John Warre Slade. | ||
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Revision as of 09:24, 25 March 2015
Commander Walter Clifton Slater (6 September, 1861 – c. 3 December, 1901) served in the Royal Navy.
He legally changed his name to Clifton Sclater in September, 1891.
Life & Career
Slater was granted leave to travel to France to study the language in 1880. Completing a course in Excellent in May 1881, he was appointed to Cygnet.
Slater was awarded the Beaufort Testimonial for 1881, receiving 2103 out of 2400 marks.[1]
Slater was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 18 November, 1882 for services in Alexandria and in Egypt.[2]
Sir Fremantle mentioned SLater in despatches on 6 January, 1891 in recognition of his keen handling of field guns in operations against Vitu.[3]
Slater, now known by the name Clifton Sclater, was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1896.[4]
Sclater was appointed to command the new sloop Condor on 1 November, 1900 and was lost when she foundered in the Pacific, having complained that the ship had poor stability.[5][6][7]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1200. In our PDF for Edmond John Warre Slade.
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| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 51 7 Jul, 1887[8] |
Succeeded by Stewart G. Weigall |
Footnotes
- ↑ Slater Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1200.
- ↑ Slater Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1200.
- ↑ Slater Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1200.
- ↑ Slater Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1200.
- ↑ Slater Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1200.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 278.
- ↑ Brown. Warrior to Dreadnought. pp. 119-120.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
