Charles Frederick Corbett

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Admiral Charles F. Corbett as a Commodore, Second Class, 1917.
Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1729).

Admiral Charles Frederick Corbett, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (21 November, 1867 – 29 January, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Corbett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1891.[1]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Janus on 25 August, 1899.[2] Corbett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June 1907.

Corbett was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Blake on 25 June, 1908.[3]

On 16 September 1911, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Flora, recommissioning her at Colombo for service with the China Station.[4]

Corbett was appointed in command of the battleship Glory on 1 August, 1914.[5]

He was to become Captain of the battleship Jupiter on 16 March, 1916.[6]

Corbett was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1919, vice Oliver.[7] He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Rosyth Reserve on 1 May, 1919.[8] He was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 14 October, 1922.[9]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924.[10] He was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 22 February, 1928.[11]

See Also

Bibliography

"Adml. Charles Corbett" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1955. Issue 53153, col E, p. 8.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Janus
25 Aug, 1899[12] – ?
Succeeded by
Robert G. Corbett
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Adventure
9 Nov, 1905[13] – ?
Succeeded by
Arthur A. M. Duff
Preceded by
John S. Luard
Captain of H.M.S. Blake
25 Jun, 1908[14] – ?
Succeeded by
Henry L. d'E. Skipwith
Preceded by
John Nicholas
Captain of H.M.S. Flora
16 Sep, 1911[15] – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Guy L. Sclater
Captain of H.M.S. Glory
1 Aug, 1914[16] – ?
Succeeded by
Robert W. Glennie
Preceded by
William F. Blunt
Captain of H.M.S. Jupiter
16 Mar, 1916[17] – ?
Succeeded by
William P. Lodder
Preceded by
John de M. Hutchison
as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport
Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport
1 Jan, 1917[18] – ?
Succeeded by
Edward Reeves
Preceded by
Trevylyan D. W. Napier
as Vice-Admiral Commanding, Rosyth Reserve
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Rosyth Reserve
1 May, 1919[19] – ?
Succeeded by
Crawford Maclachlan

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 26121. p. 4. 2 January, 1891.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue 35903, col D, p. 4.
  3. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 285.
  4. The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 313-5.
  5. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 323.
  6. The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395o-p.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 31112. p. 364. 7 January, 1919.
  8. The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 694.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 32761. p. 7535. 27 October, 1922.
  10. The London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
  11. The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1494. 2 March, 1928.
  12. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue 35903, col D, p. 4.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 272.
  14. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 285.
  15. The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 315.
  16. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394i.
  17. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395o-p.
  18. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 2.
  19. The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 694.