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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| − | Currey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 11 November, 1882.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25167/pages/5051 no. 25167. p. 5051.] 14 November, 1882.</ref> | + | Currey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 11 November, 1882.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25167/pages/5051 no. 25167. p. 5051.] 14 November, 1882.</ref> |
| − | Currey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1895, aged thirty-three years, one month, and nineteen days.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26647/pages/4233 no. 26647. p. 4233.] 26 July, 1895.</ref> | + | Currey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1895, aged thirty-three years, one month, and nineteen days.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26647/pages/4233 no. 26647. p. 4233.] 26 July, 1895.</ref> |
==Captain== | ==Captain== | ||
| − | Currey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1901.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27335/pages/4780 no. 27335. p. 4780.] 19 July, 1901.</ref> | + | Currey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1901.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27335/pages/4780 no. 27335. p. 4780.] 19 July, 1901.</ref> |
From 1904 to 1906, he served as flag captain to {{RearRN}} [[Edmund Samuel Poe]] in the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} in the {{UK-CS|1}} in the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]],<ref>Precis posted at [[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/cu80-001.shtml Liddle Hart Centre]</ref> moving on to command {{UK-BlackPrince}} on 1 February, 1906.<ref>Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.</ref> | From 1904 to 1906, he served as flag captain to {{RearRN}} [[Edmund Samuel Poe]] in the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} in the {{UK-CS|1}} in the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]],<ref>Precis posted at [[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/cu80-001.shtml Liddle Hart Centre]</ref> moving on to command {{UK-BlackPrince}} on 1 February, 1906.<ref>Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.</ref> | ||
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==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
| − | On the outbreak of war, Currey was serving as Rear-Admiral in the [[Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fifth Battle Squadron]] of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]].<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (September, 1914). p. 6.</ref> He was ordered to haul down his flag on 9 February, 1915, and he struck his flag on 14 February. He was appointed Senior Naval Officer and in charge of all Naval Establishments at [[Gibraltar]] on 21 September, and he assumed command on 27 October.<ref>Currey Service Record. p. 36.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 9 June, 1916.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29621/supplements/5828 (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828.] 13 June, 1916.</ref> | + | On the outbreak of war, Currey was serving as Rear-Admiral in the [[Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fifth Battle Squadron]] of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]].<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (September, 1914). p. 6.</ref> He was ordered to haul down his flag on 9 February, 1915, and he struck his flag on 14 February. He was appointed Senior Naval Officer and in charge of all Naval Establishments at [[Gibraltar]] on 21 September, and he assumed command on 27 October.<ref>Currey Service Record. p. 36.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 9 June, 1916.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29621/supplements/5828 (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828.] 13 June, 1916.</ref> |
==Post-War== | ==Post-War== | ||
| − | Currey was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1919, vice [[Arthur Henry Limpus|Limpus]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31112/pages/364 no. 31112. p. 364.] 7 January, 1919.</ref> He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 January.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31136/pages/1073 no. 31136. p. 1073.] 21 January, 1919.</ref> | + | Currey was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1919, vice [[Arthur Henry Limpus|Limpus]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31112/pages/364 no. 31112. p. 364.] 7 January, 1919.</ref> He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 January.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31136/pages/1073 no. 31136. p. 1073.] 21 January, 1919.</ref> |
Currey's widow, Grace Elaine, retired as trustee in charge of the Royal Sailors' Rests in March, 1958. She died on 14 February, 1969 at East Leigh House, Havant.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Monday, 17 February, 1969. Issue '''57487''', col B, p. 16.</ref> | Currey's widow, Grace Elaine, retired as trustee in charge of the Royal Sailors' Rests in March, 1958. She died on 14 February, 1969 at East Leigh House, Havant.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Monday, 17 February, 1969. Issue '''57487''', col B, p. 16.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 24 September 2012
Admiral Bernard Currey, Royal Navy (11 May, 1862 – 6 June, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Currey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 11 November, 1882.[1]
Currey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, aged thirty-three years, one month, and nineteen days.[2]
Captain
Currey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1901.[3]
From 1904 to 1906, he served as flag captain to Rear-Admiral Edmund Samuel Poe in the armoured cruiser Good Hope in the First Cruiser Squadron in the Channel Fleet,[4] moving on to command Black Prince on 1 February, 1906.[5]
On 21 December, 1908, he was appointed in command of the battleship H.M.S. Agamemnon.[6]
Currey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 March, 1911, vice Paget.[7]
Great War
On the outbreak of war, Currey was serving as Rear-Admiral in the Fifth Battle Squadron of the Channel Fleet.[8] He was ordered to haul down his flag on 9 February, 1915, and he struck his flag on 14 February. He was appointed Senior Naval Officer and in charge of all Naval Establishments at Gibraltar on 21 September, and he assumed command on 27 October.[9] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 9 June, 1916.[10]
Post-War
Currey was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1919, vice Limpus.[11] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 January.[12]
Currey's widow, Grace Elaine, retired as trustee in charge of the Royal Sailors' Rests in March, 1958. She died on 14 February, 1969 at East Leigh House, Havant.[13]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25167. p. 5051. 14 November, 1882.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ Precis posted at [Liddle Hart Centre
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 20 November, 1908. Issue 38809, col E, p. 14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28473. p. 1958. 7 March, 1911.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1914). p. 6.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. p. 36.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31112. p. 364. 7 January, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31136. p. 1073. 21 January, 1919.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 17 February, 1969. Issue 57487, col B, p. 16.
Bibliography
- "Admiral B. Currey" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 8 June, 1936. Issue 47395, col B, pg. 19.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.
- Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
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| Preceded by The Hon. Alexander E. Bethell |
Assistant Director of Torpedoes 1906 – 1908 |
Succeeded by Stuart Nicholson
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| Preceded by Reginald G. O. Tupper |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleets 1913 – 1914 |
Succeeded by Command Abolished
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| Preceded by Frederic E. E. Brock |
Senior Naval Officer and in charge of all Naval Establishments, Gibraltar 1915 – 1917 |
Succeeded by Heathcoat S. Grant
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