Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet
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Admiral SIR Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet, K.C.B., Royal Navy (7 July, 1853 – 8 December, 1930) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Poore was promoted to the rank of Commander on 4 February, 1885.[1]
Captain
Poore was promoted to the rank of Captain on 13 May, 1890.[2]
Poore was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII on 16 June, 1901, vice Metaxa.[3]
Flag Rank
Poore was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 August, 1903, vice Holland.[4]
Poore was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1907, vice Aldrich.[5]
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief at the Nore on 29 August, 1911.[6] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 17 July, vice Dyke Acland.[7]
Poore was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 April, 1917.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25439. p. 520. 6 February, 1885.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26051. p. 2824. 16 May, 1890.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27350. p. 5738. 30 August, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27593. p. 5476. 1 September, 1903.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28001. p. 1574. 5 March, 1907.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 29 July, 1911. Issue 39650, col G, pg. 14.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28514. p. 5353. 18 July, 1911.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30012. p. 3404. 10 April, 1917.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Richard Poore" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 11 December, 1930. Issue 45693, col B, pg. 10.
- Poore, Lady Ida (1916). Recollections of an Admiral's Wife: 1903—1916. London: Smith, Elder & Co..
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
| Naval Office | ||
| Preceded by Charles C. Drury |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1911 – 1914 |
Succeeded by Sir George A. Callaghan |
