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Captain William Osbert Boothby, C.B., C.V.O. (7 January, 1866 – 20 May, 1913) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Boothby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1899.[1]
On 1 January, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[2]
He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Endymion in January 1905, remaining with her until June 1906.[3]
He served as captain of Illustrious from November 1906 through the following October[4] when he took command of Leviathan until March 1908.[5]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Minotaur on 1 April, 1908.[6]
Following King Edward VII's visit to Boothby, Nicholson was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 10 June, 1908.[7]
He was appointed Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord on 8 December, 1909.[8]
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.[9]
Bibliography
- "Captain W. O. Boothby" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 22 May, 1913. Issue 40218, col C, p. 11.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 85 22 Jul, 1890[10] |
Succeeded by Cecil M. Queripel |
| Preceded by Herbert G. King-Hall |
Captain of H.M.S. Endymion Jan, 1905[11] |
Succeeded by Ernest H. Grafton |
| Preceded by Ernest A. Simons |
Captain of H.M.S. Illustrious Nov, 1906[12] |
Succeeded by Hugh H. D. Tothill |
| Preceded by Henry H. Torlesse |
Captain of H.M.S. Leviathan Oct, 1907[13] |
Succeeded by Brian H. F. Barttelot |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Minotaur 1 Apr, 1908[14] |
Succeeded by Hugh H. D. Tothill |
| Preceded by Robert F. Scott |
Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord 8 Dec, 1909[15] |
Succeeded by Cecil F. Lambert |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 3. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 346.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28148. p. 4404. 16 June, 1908.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 20 November, 1909. Issue 39122, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 19 July, 1890. Issue 33068, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 346.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 20 November, 1909. Issue 39122, col D, p. 5.
