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Admiral Edward Herbert Moubray, Royal Navy, Retired (22 January, 1865 – 9 March, 1929) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Moubray was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1887.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1899.[2]

Captain Henry L. Fleet, commanding the Howe on the Coast of Ireland Station, requested that Moubray, "my old shipmate and friend", come out and serve under him, having served with each other in the Tartar and gunboat Pigeon.[3]

Moubray was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[4] On 17 July, 1906, he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Vindictive.[5]

In February 1911, he assumed command of the heavy cruiser Suffolk.[6]

Moubray was appointed Captain in Charge and King's Harbour Master at Rosyth on 7 March, 1913.

On 1 July, 1913, he was appointed in command of the depot ship Columbine, remaining in his Harbour Master role.[7]

Great War

After War came, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar in June 1915, remaining in her for one year.[8]

On 29 June, 1916, Moubray was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard.[9]

On 26 April, 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral.[10] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April.[11]

Retirement

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.[12] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 25 October, 1926.[13]

He died at Hyeres, France, on 9 March, 1929.[14]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Moubray" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 11 March, 1929. Issue 45148, col C, p. 21.
  • Fleet, Vice-Admiral H. L., C.B.E. (1922). My Life, and a Few Yarns. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Pigeon
31 Mar, 1897[15] – 31 Dec, 1899[16] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Cecil Burney 		Captain of H.M.S. Sappho
13 Jun, 1903[17] – 16 Jul, 1905[18] 		Succeeded by
Michael H. Hodges
Preceded by
Harry H. Stileman 		Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
17 Jul, 1906[19] – 4 Aug, 1908[20] 		Succeeded by
Marcus R. Hill
Preceded by
Edward C. Villiers 		Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
8 Dec, 1908[21] – 8 Dec, 1910[22] 		Succeeded by
Herbert J. O. Millar
Preceded by
Harry Jones 		Captain of H.M.S. Suffolk
10 Feb, 1911[23] – 6 Aug, 1912[24] 		Succeeded by
Cecil I. Prowse
Preceded by
? 		Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland Station
7 Mar, 1913[25] – 12 Jan, 1915[26] 		Succeeded by
Sir Robert S. Lowry
Preceded by
? 		Captain of Rosyth Dockyard
7 Mar, 1913[27] – 12 Jan, 1915[28] 		Succeeded by
Charles F. Henderson
Preceded by
Charles G. Dicken
as Captain of Wild Swan 		Captain of H.M.S. Columbine
1 Jul, 1913[29] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. Fountaine
Preceded by
? 		Flag Captain, Coast of Scotland Station
1 Jul, 1913[30] – 12 Jan, 1915[31] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Ronald A. Hopwood 		Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar
27 Jun, 1915[32] – 29 Jun, 1916[33] 		Succeeded by
Arthur B. F. Dawson
Preceded by
Cyril E. Tower 		Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard
29 Jun, 1916[34] – 1 May, 1918[35] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25772. p. 15. 3 January, 1888.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
  3. ↑ Fleet. p. 292.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 24. 2 January, 1906.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 14 July, 1906. Issue 38072, col C, p. 8.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). pp. 296-7.
  8. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 555.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.
  14. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 277.
  15. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 100.
  16. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 100.
  17. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 100.
  18. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 100.
  19. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  20. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  21. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  22. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  23. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  24. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  25. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  26. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  27. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  28. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). pp. 296-7.
  30. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  31. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  32. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  33. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  34. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  35. ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.

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