Berwick Curtis
Vice-Admiral Berwick Curtis, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Navy (9 October, 1876 – 9 May, 1965) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Curtis was born in Croyden.
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1898.[1]
Curtis was appointed in command of the destroyer Ardent on 28 August, 1909.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.[3]
Curtis was appointed in command of the destroyers Desperate and Derwent on 5 July, 1913.[4]
Great War
Curtis appointed in command of the flotilla leader Abdiel on 3 February, 1916 through the end of the war,[5] commanding her at the Battle of Jutland.[6]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916.[7]
He was appointed Captain (D) of the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla on 5 March, 1918 and oversaw their participation in Operation ZZ.
Post-War
Curtis 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.) on 1 January, 1919.[8]
Curtis was appointed in command of the depot ship Columbine on 20 November, 1919,[9] though the ship would be sold in the coming year.
He was appointed in command of Emperor of India in October, 1925.
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1928.[10]
He was appointed Rear-Admiral in Charge and Admiral-Superintendent of Gibraltar Dockyard in 1929, remaining there for two years.
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 September, 1932 and placed on the Retired List on 24 September, 1932 under the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914, having not hoisted his flag at sea.[11]
World War II
Curtis was made a Commodore of Convoy as part of the Liverpool Convoy Pool on 10 October, 1940. He served for a year and requested that he be returned to the Retired List. In light of this request, he reverted to the Retired List on 11 September, 1941.[12]
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 11 May, 1965. Issue 56318, col E, pg. 14.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert G. D. Dewar |
Captain of H.M.S. Hornet 11 Jul, 1905[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur M. Stancomb |
Captain of H.M.S. Ardent 28 Aug, 1909[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Claude L. Cumberlege |
Captain of H.M.S. Kale 23 Aug, 1912[15] |
Succeeded by Berwick Curtis |
| Preceded by George H. H. Holden |
Captain of H.M.S. Derwent 5 Jul, 1913[16] |
Succeeded by William H. S. S. Thomson |
| Preceded by Berwick Curtis |
Captain of H.M.S. Kale Jun, 1914[17] |
Succeeded by Henry Haire-Forster |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Abdiel 3 Feb, 1916[18] |
Succeeded by Malcolm L. Goldsmith |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain (D), Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla before Nov, 1918[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Apsley D. M. Cherry |
Captain of H.M.S. Columbine 20 Nov, 1919[19] |
Succeeded by Andrew Browne Cunningham |
| Preceded by Frederick P. Loder-Symonds |
Captain of H.M.S. Emperor of India Oct, 1925[20] |
Succeeded by Cecil H. Pilcher |
Footnotes
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 279.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 300c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 721.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 749.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 328.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 335.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 721.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 749.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
