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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 17 July | ==Captain== | ||
Poore was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 13 May, 1890.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26051/pages/2824 no. 26051. p. 2824.] 16 May, 1890.</ref> | |||
Poore was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII on 16 June, 1901, vice [[Count Frederick Cosmo Metaxa|Metaxa]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27350/pages/5738 no. 27350. p. 5738.] 30 August, 1901.</ref> | |||
==Flag Rank== | |||
Poore was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 30 August, 1903, vice [[Swinton Colthurst Holland|Holland]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27593/pages/5476 no. 27593. p. 5476.] 1 September, 1903.</ref> | |||
Poore was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 March, 1907, vice [[Pelham Aldrich|Aldrich]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28001/pages/1574 no. 28001. p. 1574.] 5 March, 1907.</ref> | |||
He was appointed [[Commander-in-Chief at the Nore]] on 29 August, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 29 July, 1911. Issue '''39650''', col G, pg. 14.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 17 July, vice [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|Dyke Acland]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28514/pages/5353 no. 28514. p. 5353.] 18 July, 1911.</ref> | |||
Poore was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 April, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30012/pages/3404 no. 30012. p. 3404.] 10 April, 1917.</ref> | Poore was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 April, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30012/pages/3404 no. 30012. p. 3404.] 10 April, 1917.</ref> | ||
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Admiral SIR Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet, K.C.B., Royal Navy (7 July, 1853 – 8 December, 1930) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Captain
Poore was promoted to the rank of Captain on 13 May, 1890.[1]
Poore was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII on 16 June, 1901, vice Metaxa.[2]
Flag Rank
Poore was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 August, 1903, vice Holland.[3]
Poore was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1907, vice Aldrich.[4]
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief at the Nore on 29 August, 1911.[5] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 17 July, vice Dyke Acland.[6]
Poore was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 April, 1917.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26051. p. 2824. 16 May, 1890.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27350. p. 5738. 30 August, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27593. p. 5476. 1 September, 1903.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28001. p. 1574. 5 March, 1907.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 29 July, 1911. Issue 39650, col G, pg. 14.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28514. p. 5353. 18 July, 1911.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30012. p. 3404. 10 April, 1917.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Richard Poore" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 11 December, 1930. Issue 45693, col B, pg. 10.
- Poore, Lady Ida (1916). Recollections of an Admiral's Wife: 1903—1916. London: Smith, Elder & Co..
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
| Naval Office | ||
| Preceded by Charles C. Drury |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1911 – 1914 |
Succeeded by Sir George A. Callaghan |
