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{{HON}} '''Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay''', G.C.V.D., K.C.B., D.S.O. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{AdmRN}} {{HON}} '''Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay''', G.C.V.D., K.C.B., D.S.O. (29 May, 1881 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Ramsay was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 29 May, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 63}} | Ramsay was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 29 May, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 63}} | ||
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On 8 February, 1913, he was appointed to {{UK-Excellent}} to re-qualify for gunnery duties,{{NLMar13|p. 310}} then being appointed gunnery officer of {{UK-Indefatigable}} on 17 June, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 335}} | On 8 February, 1913, he was appointed to {{UK-Excellent}} to re-qualify for gunnery duties,{{NLMar13|p. 310}} then being appointed gunnery officer of {{UK-Indefatigable}} on 17 June, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 335}} | ||
Ramsay was appointed in command of the {{UK-Calcutta|f=t}} | Ramsay was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1914.<ref>Ramsay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 209.</ref> | ||
Ramsay was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Ramsay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 209.</ref> | |||
Ramsay was appointed in command of the {{UK-Calcutta|f=t}} on 15 August, 1924.<ref>Ramsay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 210.</ref> | |||
Ramsay was superseded as Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Chief of the Royal Naval Air Services on 21 November, 1939, by [[Guy Charles Cecil Royle]].<ref>Royle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 171.</ref> | Ramsay was superseded as Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Chief of the Royal Naval Air Services on 21 November, 1939, by [[Guy Charles Cecil Royle]].<ref>Royle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 171.</ref> | ||
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==Service Records== | ==Service Records== | ||
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Revision as of 13:08, 15 March 2015
Admiral THE HONOURABLE Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay, G.C.V.D., K.C.B., D.S.O. (29 May, 1881 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ramsay was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 May, 1902.[1]
Ramsay was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 29 May, 1910.[2]
On 8 February, 1913, he was appointed to Excellent to re-qualify for gunnery duties,[3] then being appointed gunnery officer of Indefatigable on 17 June, 1913.[4]
Ramsay was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.[5]
Ramsay was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.[6]
Ramsay was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calcutta on 15 August, 1924.[7]
Ramsay was superseded as Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Chief of the Royal Naval Air Services on 21 November, 1939, by Guy Charles Cecil Royle.[8]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/45. ff. 209-10.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sidney B. Mainguy |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Paris 15 Jul, 1919[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Henry K. Kitson |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta Aug, 1924[10] |
Succeeded by Andrew Browne Cunningham |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 63.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 67.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 335.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 209.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 209.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 171.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1920). p. 1816.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
