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Revision as of 20:48, 10 May 2014

Admiral Lord Stafford as a Rear-Admiral, 1918.
Portrait: Francis Dodd. Imperial War Museum. ART 1737.

Admiral THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford, K.C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (17 April, 1865 – 28 September, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Fitzherbert placed eleventh out of the successful batch of forty-six.[1]

Fitzherbert was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1899.[2]

Captain

Fitzherbert was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[3]

He served as captain of Canopus from January 1905,[4] then of second class battleship Barfleur from 9 May, 1905 until November.[5] His busy string of commands continued directly to Albemarle from November 1905 to the beginning of 1907.[6]

In December 1908, he became Captain of the armoured cruiser Bedford, remaining in command almost two years before she was wrecked near China.[7]

On 17 August, 1911, Fitzherbert was appointed to President, as Captain-Superintendent of Ships Building by Contract, Clyde District, dated 31 August.[8]

He took command of Colossus on 29 June, 1914[9] and was in command at start of war.[10]

Great War

Fitzherbert was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 October, vice Tottenham.[11] On 6 December, he was appointed Admiral of Minesweeping[12] in succession to Rear-Admiral Charlton.

He was appointed to the new position of Director of Torpedoes and Mines on 18 February, 1917.[13] On 1 January, 1918, he 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.).[14]

Fitzherbert was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station on 20 May.[15]

Post-War

Fitzherbert was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 27 January, 1920, vice Vaughan-Lee.[16] On 5 June he was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on the occasion of the King's birthday.[17]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 March, 1923.[18] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 17 March, 1925.[19]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 524.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. ↑ "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, p. 15.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 293.
  10. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
  12. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (May, 1916). p. 4.
  13. ↑ Fitzherbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. p. 524.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30522. p. 1939. 12 February, 1918.
  15. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (June, 1918). p. 8.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1832. 13 February, 1920.
  17. ↑ The London Gazette: "Supplement" no. 31931. p. 6315. 5 June, 1920.
  18. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32811. p. 2511. 3 April, 1923.
  19. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33031. p. 1954. 20 March, 1925.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Lord Stafford" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 30 September, 1941. Issue 49044, col D, p. 9.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward F. B. Charlton 		Admiral of Minesweeping
1915 – 1917 		Succeeded by

Preceded by
Morgan Singer
As Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes 		Director of Torpedoes and Mining
1917 – 1918 		Succeeded by
Frederick L. Field

Preceded by
Sir Edward F. B. Charlton 		Commander-in-Chief on the Africa Station
1918 – 1920 		Succeeded by
Sir William E. Goodenough

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