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{{LieutRN}} Leveson-Gower was appointed to the {{UK-Bat|f=t}} on 10 January, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 282}} | {{LieutRN}} Leveson-Gower was appointed to the {{UK-Bat|f=t}} on 10 January, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 282}} | ||
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+ | Leveson-Gower was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Leveson-Gower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/178.|D7603430}} f. 182.</ref> | ||
He was then named to command {{UK-Comet|f=t}} on 18 August, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 297}} | He was then named to command {{UK-Comet|f=t}} on 18 August, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 297}} | ||
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+ | Leveson-Gower was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1918.<ref>Leveson-Gower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/178.|D7603430}} f. 182.</ref> | ||
Leveson-Gower was appointed in command of the {{UK-Stuart|f=t}} on 1 January, 1919.{{NLFeb19|p. 911''a''}} | Leveson-Gower was appointed in command of the {{UK-Stuart|f=t}} on 1 January, 1919.{{NLFeb19|p. 911''a''}} | ||
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 8 May, 1935, vice [[Hugh Justin Tweedie|Tweedie]], and was placed on the Retired List on 9 May.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34159/pages/3048 no. 34159. p. 3048.] 10 May, 1935.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 8 May, 1935, vice [[Hugh Justin Tweedie|Tweedie]], and was placed on the Retired List on 9 May.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34159/pages/3048 no. 34159. p. 3048.] 10 May, 1935.</ref> | ||
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*"The Earl Granville" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Friday, 26 June, 1953. Issue '''52658''', col E, pg. 8. | *"The Earl Granville" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Friday, 26 June, 1953. Issue '''52658''', col E, pg. 8. | ||
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Revision as of 16:31, 14 June 2016
Vice-Admiral THE RIGHT HONOURABLE William Spencer Leveson-Gower, Fourth Earl Granville, K.G., K.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy (11 July, 1880 – 25 June, 1953) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
Leveson-Gower was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902.[1]
Lieutenant Leveson-Gower was appointed to the destroyer Bat on 10 January, 1910.[2]
Leveson-Gower was appointed in command of the destroyer Nymphe on 16 May, 1911.[3]
Leveson-Gower was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[4]
He was then named to command destroyer Comet on 18 August, 1913.[5]
Great War
Leveson-Gower was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.[6]
Leveson-Gower was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Stuart on 1 January, 1919.[7]
Leveson-Gower was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 October, 1929, vice Backhouse, promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral.[8]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 8 May, 1935, vice Tweedie, and was placed on the Retired List on 9 May.[9]
See Also
- Service Records
- "The Earl Granville" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 26 June, 1953. Issue 52658, col E, pg. 8.
Footnotes
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 350.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 297.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33542. p. 6476. 11 October, 1929.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34159. p. 3048. 10 May, 1935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396aa.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398q.
- ↑ Inferred from Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 868.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 845.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.