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Revision as of 20:03, 7 July 2015
Vice-Admiral Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter, C.V.O., D.S.O., C.B., Royal Navy (9 July, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bonham-Carter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1911.[1]
Bonham-Carter was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the submarine Shark on 8 June, 1918.[2]
Bonham-Carter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1919.[3]
He was appointed in command of the minesweeper Petersfield on 11 November, 1919.
Bonham-Carter was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1921.[4]
He was appointed as executive officer in Delhi on 7 August, 1922 and remained in her until 6 January, 1925.[5]
Bonham-Carter was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1927.[6]
On 11 January, 1929, Bonham-Carter was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calcutta, to be Flag Captain to Rear Admiral Burmester upon his hoisting his flag in her, which he did in February. Bonham-Carter was superseded in Calcutta on 24 April, 1931.[7]
Bonham-Carter was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939.[8]
World War II
Bonham-Carter was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding, Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron in early 1942. He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 June, 1942 and re-appointed in command of 18 C.S.. When he lowered his flag in September, the formation ceased to exist.[9]
At the end of 1942, he suffered a hospitalisation due to sciatica. He was declared fit for general service in August, 1943.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Shark 8 Jun, 1918[11] |
Succeeded by Eric Q. Carter |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Petersfield 11 Nov, 1919[12] – 1 Jun, 1921[13] |
Succeeded by Douglas C. Lang |
| Preceded by Alfred E. Evans |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta Dec, 1928[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Sussex ? – 27 Jun, 1937[15] |
Succeeded by H. Evelyn C. Blagrove |
| Preceded by William J. Whitworth |
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 1 May, 1939[16] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906a.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906a.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Date his successor assumed command. Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 May, 1939. Issue 48293, col C, p. 8.
