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Curtis was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919. | Curtis was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.{{GazSup|31099|106|1 January, 1919}} | ||
Curtis was appointed in command of the {{UK-Columbine|f=t}} on 20 November, 1919,{{NLDec19|p. 749}} though the ship would be sold in the coming year. | Curtis was appointed in command of the {{UK-Columbine|f=t}} on 20 November, 1919,{{NLDec19|p. 749}} though the ship would be sold in the coming year. | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Gibson Fleming|Alexander G. Fleming]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Derwent (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Derwent'']]'''<br>5 Jul, 1913{{NLNov13|p. 300''c''}} – Jun, 1914<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Hamilton Heath Sinclair Thomson|William H. S. S. Thomson]]'''}} | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gordon Campbell|Gordon Campbell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. ''Impregnable'']]'''<br>22 Aug, 1922<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref> – 25 Aug, 1924<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Port Edgar|Captain in Charge, Port Edgar]]'''<br>20 Nov, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 749}}<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref> – 20 Nov, 1921<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Kenneth Macrorie|Arthur K. Macrorie]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gordon Campbell|Gordon Campbell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. ''Impregnable'']]'''<br>22 Aug, 1922<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref> – 25 Aug, 1924<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas John Spence Lyne|Thomas J. S. Lyne]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Parland Loder-Symonds|Frederick P. Loder-Symonds]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Emperor of India (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Emperor of India'']]'''<br>mid Oct, 1925<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref> – 1 Jan, 1927<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Horace Pilcher|Cecil H. Pilcher]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Parland Loder-Symonds|Frederick P. Loder-Symonds]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Emperor of India (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Emperor of India'']]'''<br>mid Oct, 1925<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref> – 1 Jan, 1927<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Horace Pilcher|Cecil H. Pilcher]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril Samuel Townsend|Cyril S. Townsend]]'''<br><small>as '''Rear-Admiral in Charge, Gibraltar'''</small>|'''[[Gibraltar|Rear-Admiral in Charge & Admiral Superintendent, Gibraltar]]'''<br>22 Mar, 1929<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref> – 30 Mar, 1931<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Norman James|Thomas N. James]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril Samuel Townsend|Cyril S. Townsend]]'''<br><small>as '''Rear-Admiral in Charge, Gibraltar'''</small>|'''[[Gibraltar|Rear-Admiral in Charge & Admiral Superintendent, Gibraltar]]'''<br>22 Mar, 1929<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref> – 30 Mar, 1931<ref>Curtis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/262.}} f. 262.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Norman James|Thomas N. James]]'''}} | ||
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Vice-Admiral Berwick Curtis, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Navy (9 October, 1876 – 9 May, 1965) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Curtis was born in Croyden.
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1898.[1]
Curtis was appointed in command of the destroyer Ardent on 28 August, 1909.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.[3]
Curtis was appointed in command of the destroyers Desperate and Derwent on 5 July, 1913.[4]
Great War
Curtis appointed in command of the flotilla leader Abdiel on 3 February, 1916 through the end of the war,[5] commanding her at the Battle of Jutland.[6]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916.[7]
He was appointed Captain (D) of the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla on 5 March, 1918 and oversaw their participation in Operation ZZ.
Post-War
Curtis was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[8]
Curtis was appointed in command of the depot ship Columbine on 20 November, 1919,[9] though the ship would be sold in the coming year.
He was appointed in command of Emperor of India in October, 1925.
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1928.[10]
He was appointed Rear-Admiral in Charge and Admiral-Superintendent of Gibraltar Dockyard in 1929, remaining there for two years.
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 September, 1932 and placed on the Retired List on 24 September, 1932 under the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914, having not hoisted his flag at sea.[11]
World War II
Curtis was made a Commodore of Convoy as part of the Liverpool Convoy Pool on 10 October, 1940. He served for a year and requested that he be returned to the Retired List. In light of this request, he reverted to the Retired List on 11 September, 1941.[12]
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 11 May, 1965. Issue 56318, col E, pg. 14.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 279.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 300c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 721.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 749.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 328.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 341.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 279.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 335.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
- ↑ Superseded by George E. Casley.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395f.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 721.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 749.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 749.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.