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Langford Clarke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 July, 1915, vice [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Yelverton]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29236/pages/7075 no. 29236. p. 7075.] 20 July, 1915.</ref> | Langford Clarke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 July, 1915, vice [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Yelverton]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29236/pages/7075 no. 29236. p. 7075.] 20 July, 1915.</ref> | ||
He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919 | ==Post-War== | ||
He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31632/pages/13545 no. 31632. p. 13545.] 7 November, 1919.</ref> and to {{AdmRN}} on 1 August, 1924.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32963/pages/5954 no. 32963. p. 5954.] 8 August, 1924.</ref> | |||
Langford Clarke died at a nursing home in Hove on 28 March, 1944 at the age of seventy-nine. | Langford Clarke died at a nursing home in Hove on 28 March, 1944 at the age of seventy-nine. | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 26 March 2011
Admiral Henry James Langford Clarke, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (1 January, 1866 – 28 March, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[1]
Captain
Langford Clarke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[2]
Langford Clarke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 July, 1915, vice Yelverton.[3]
Post-War
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919,[4] and to Admiral on 1 August, 1924.[5]
Langford Clarke died at a nursing home in Hove on 28 March, 1944 at the age of seventy-nine.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7075. 20 July, 1915.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
