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Radcliffe was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28567/pages/3 no. 28567.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1911.</ref>
 
Radcliffe was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28567/pages/3 no. 28567.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1911.</ref>
  
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On 17 May, 1913 Radcliffe was appointed to command the battle cruiser [[H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)|''Australia'']].<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 398''a''.</ref>
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On 17 May, 1913 Radcliffe was appointed to command the battle cruiser [[H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)|''Australia'']].<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 398''a''.</ref>
  
 
During the war he commanded the armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Drake (1901)|''Drake'']], the cruiser [[H.M.S. Achilles (1905)|''Achilles'']] and the [[dreadnought]] [[battleship]] [[H.M.S. Superb (1907)|''Superb'']].  He was relieved by Captain [[Charles William Bruton|Charles W. Bruton]] in command of the ''Superb'' and Group IV of the Nore Reserve on 15 December, 1919, preparatory to assuming the position of Commanding Officer of the Immingham Area on 1 January, 1920.<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 December, 1919.  Issue '''42283''', col B, pg. 21.</ref>
 
During the war he commanded the armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Drake (1901)|''Drake'']], the cruiser [[H.M.S. Achilles (1905)|''Achilles'']] and the [[dreadnought]] [[battleship]] [[H.M.S. Superb (1907)|''Superb'']].  He was relieved by Captain [[Charles William Bruton|Charles W. Bruton]] in command of the ''Superb'' and Group IV of the Nore Reserve on 15 December, 1919, preparatory to assuming the position of Commanding Officer of the Immingham Area on 1 January, 1920.<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 December, 1919.  Issue '''42283''', col B, pg. 21.</ref>

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Vice-Admiral Stephen Herbert Radcliffe, C.M.G., Retired (19 February, 1874 – 7 November, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Radcliffe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1904.[1]

Radcliffe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.[2]

On 17 May, 1913 Radcliffe was appointed to command the battle cruiser Australia.[3]

During the war he commanded the armoured cruiser Drake, the cruiser Achilles and the dreadnought battleship Superb. He was relieved by Captain Charles W. Bruton in command of the Superb and Group IV of the Nore Reserve on 15 December, 1919, preparatory to assuming the position of Commanding Officer of the Immingham Area on 1 January, 1920.[4]

On 6 April, 1922 Radcliffe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 April.[5] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 July, 1927.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28567. p. 3. 1 January, 1911.
  3. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 398a.
  4. ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 December, 1919. Issue 42283, col B, pg. 21.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33294. p. 4565. 15 July, 1927.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral S. H. Radcliffe" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 8 November, 1939. Issue 48457, col B, pg. 10.

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