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Admiral SIR William Christopher Pakenham, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (10 July, 1861 – 28 July, 1933) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Pakenham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1896.[1]
Captain
Pakenham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1903.[2]
He was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 September, 1918.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 6 April, 1922, vice Phipps Hornby.[4] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 March, 1926.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26757. p. 3978. 10 July, 1896.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir William Pakenham" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 31 July, 1933. Issue 46510, col A, pg. 7.
- Lowis, Commander Geoffrey L. (1959). Fabulous Admirals and Some Naval Fragments. London: Putnam.
Papers
Images
- 1920 William Nicholson portrait in the possession of the Imperial War Museum. Catalogue Number 3142.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Charles E. Madden |
Fourth Sea Lord 1911 – 1913 |
Succeeded by Cecil F. Lambert |
| Preceded by Charles E. Madden |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Cruiser Squadron 1913 – 1915 |
Succeeded by William L. Grant |
| Preceded by Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Cruiser Squadron 1915 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Arthur C. Leveson |
| Preceded by Sir David Beatty |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Battle Cruiser Force 1916 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry F. Oliver |
| Preceded by Sir Henry B. Jackson |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1919 – 1920 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederick C. T. Tudor |
| Preceded by Sir Trevylyan D. W. Napier |
Commander-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station 1920 – 1923 |
Succeeded by Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart. |
Categories:
- 1861 births
- 1933 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1874
- Commmanding Officers of H.M.S. Antrim (1903)
- Commmanding Officers of H.M.S. Glory (1899)
- Commmanding Officers of H.M.S. Triumph (1903)
- Commmanding Officers of H.M.S. Collingwood (1908)
- Fourth Sea Lords
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Second Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, Battle Cruiser Force
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
