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[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''Thomas Benjamin Stratton Adair''', Royal Navy, Retired (6 November, 1861 – 12 August, 1928) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''Thomas Benjamin Stratton Adair''', Royal Navy, Retired (6 November, 1861 – 12 August, 1928) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
| − | + | ==Life & Career== | |
| + | Adair was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 6 May, 1882. | ||
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| + | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27150/pages/3 no. 27150. p. 3.] 2 January, 1900.</ref> | ||
Adair's Court-Martial was held on [[H.M.S. Victory|H.M.S. ''Victory'']] from 15 August and concluded on 20 August. He was severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship. | Adair's Court-Martial was held on [[H.M.S. Victory|H.M.S. ''Victory'']] from 15 August and concluded on 20 August. He was severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship. | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 18 July 2010
Rear-Admiral Thomas Benjamin Stratton Adair, Royal Navy, Retired (6 November, 1861 – 12 August, 1928) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Adair was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 6 May, 1882.
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1899.[1]
Adair's Court-Martial was held on H.M.S. Victory from 15 August and concluded on 20 August. He was severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship.
In his book Whispers from the Fleet, Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock referred to "the regret felt throughout the Navy for the one man who suffered—A victim of unexpected circumstances."[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
- ↑ Cradock. Whispers from the Fleet. p. 366.
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral T. B. S. Adair" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 14 August, 1928. Issue 44971, col B, pg. 12.
- Cradock, Rear-Admiral Christopher G. F. M. (1908). Whispers from the Fleet. Portsmouth: Gieve's.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
