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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
Davies was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 15 January, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27043/pages/298 no. 27043.  p. 298.]  17 January, 1899.</ref>
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Davies was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 15 January, 1899.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27043/pages/298 no. 27043.  p. 298.]  17 January, 1899.</ref>
  
Davies was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325.  p. 29.]  4 January, 1910.</ref>
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Davies was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325.  p. 29.]  4 January, 1910.</ref>
  
He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|''Lion'']] in May, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 832.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|''Lion'']] in May, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 832.</ref>
  
He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. King George V (1911)|''King George V'']] on 18 March, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 17 March, 1919.  Issue '''42050''', col F, p. 21.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. King George V (1911)|''King George V'']] on 18 March, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 17 March, 1919.  Issue '''42050''', col F, p. 21.</ref>
  
Davies was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King on 8 July, 1926,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33182/pages/4634 no. 33182.  p. 4634.]  13 July, 1926,</ref>  On 25 October he was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[John Donald Kelly|Kelly]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33221/pages/7406 no. 33221.  p. 7406.]  16 November, 1926.</ref>
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On 20 September, 1920, he was appointed Naval Assistant to the [[Second Sea Lord|Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel]].<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1920).  p. 1812.</ref>
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Davies was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King on 8 July, 1926,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33182/pages/4634 no. 33182.  p. 4634.]  13 July, 1926,</ref>  On 25 October he was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[John Donald Kelly|Kelly]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33221/pages/7406 no. 33221.  p. 7406.]  16 November, 1926.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 09:14, 3 September 2012

Admiral SIR Arthur John Davies, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (26 September, 1877 – 13 December, 1954) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Davies was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 15 January, 1899.[1]

Davies was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1909.[2]

He was appointed in command of Lion in May, 1918.[3]

He was appointed in command of King George V on 18 March, 1919.[4]

On 20 September, 1920, he was appointed Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.[5]

Davies was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King on 8 July, 1926,[6] On 25 October he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Kelly.[7]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 27043. p. 298. 17 January, 1899.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.
  3. The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 832.
  4. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 March, 1919. Issue 42050, col F, p. 21.
  5. The Monthly Navy List (December, 1920). p. 1812.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 33182. p. 4634. 13 July, 1926,
  7. The London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Arthur Davies" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 15 December, 1954. Issue 53115, col E, pg. 10.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alexander Lowndes
Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel
1920 – 1922
Succeeded by
Thedoroe J. Hallett

 

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