Bernard Currey
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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 Vice-Admiral on 9 June, 1916.[1]
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.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 17 February, 1969. Issue 57487, col B, pg. 16.
Bibliography
- "Admiral B. Currey" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 8 June, 1936. Issue 47395, col B, pg. 19.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by The Hon. Alexander E. Bethell |
Assistant Director of Torpedoes 1906 – 1908 |
Succeeded by Stuart Nicholson |
Categories:
- 1862 births
- 1936 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1875
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Black Prince (1904)
- Assistant Directors of Torpedoes (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Agamemnon (1906)
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to King Edward VII
- Chiefs of the Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to King George V
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
