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Le Mesurier was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1908.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28151/pages/4644 no. 28151. p. 4644.] 26 June, 1908.</ref> | Le Mesurier was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1908.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28151/pages/4644 no. 28151. p. 4644.] 26 June, 1908.</ref> | ||
| − | He was appointed in command of | + | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} in July, 1914.<ref>Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.</ref> |
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
| − | He was appointed command of the | + | He was appointed command of the {{UK-Cornwallis|f=t}} on 16 September, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 298.</ref> |
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| + | At the [[Battle of Jutland]], he was in command of ''Calliope'', and apparently had someone take a photograph of {{UK-Invincible}}.<ref>Letter from his unidentified nephew to Hubert Dannreuther dated 24 July 1918 at the Caird Library, DAN/646.</ref> | ||
On 15 September 1916 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.) dated 31 May.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29751/supplements/9070 (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070.] 15 September, 1916.</ref> | On 15 September 1916 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.) dated 31 May.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29751/supplements/9070 (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070.] 15 September, 1916.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:19, 30 July 2012
Captain Charles Edward Le Mesurier, C.B., Royal Navy (2 August, 1869 – 10 November, 1917) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Le Mesurier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 November, 1890.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1902.[2]
Le Mesurier was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1908.[3]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Jupiter in July, 1914.[4]
Great War
He was appointed command of the battleship Cornwallis on 16 September, 1914.[5]
At the Battle of Jutland, he was in command of Calliope, and apparently had someone take a photograph of Invincible.[6]
On 15 September 1916 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.) dated 31 May.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26114. p. 6990. 12 December, 1890.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 298.
- ↑ Letter from his unidentified nephew to Hubert Dannreuther dated 24 July 1918 at the Caird Library, DAN/646.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
Bibliography
- Bachrach, Harriet. Ed. (2006). Jutland Letters, June-October, 1916: Affectionate Letters from a Royal Navy Commodore to his Beloved Wife. Salisbury: Wessex Books. ISBN 1903035260.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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- 1917 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1882
- Captains of H.M.S. Spartiate (1898)
- Captains of H.M.S. Theseus (1892)
- Captains of H.M.S. Highflyer (1898)
- Flag Captains to the President of the Royal Naval War College
- Captains of H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)
- Captains of H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)
- Captains of H.M.S. Calliope (1914)
- Commodores, Second Class, Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron
- Royal Navy Captains
