Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis
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Vice-Admiral Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis, K.C.B., R.N. (13 January, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Curteis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.[1]
Great War
Married Essex Helen Morrall on 20 March, 1915.[2]
Curteis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1917.[3]
Post-War
Curteis was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1921.[4]
Curteis was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1926.[5]
Curteis was appointed in command of the light cruiser Castor in October, 1927.
Curteis was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 August, 1938.[6]
On 22 June, 1941, he was remarried, to Emily Freda Morrall. It seems as if she must have been the sister of his first wife.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
Captain of H.M.S. Lively 26 Jul, 1915[8] |
Succeeded by Raymond G. F. H. de Caen |
| Preceded by John C. Tovey |
Captain of H.M.S. Jackal Apr, 1916[9] |
Succeeded by Arthur M. Roberts |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Ulysses 22 May, 1917[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Reginald S. Goff |
Captain of H.M.S. Rapid 15 Nov, 1918[11] |
Succeeded by Rowland Leeds |
| Preceded by Montague R. Bernard |
Captain of H.M.S. Verity 30 May, 1922[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Leonard S. Holbrook |
Captain of H.M.S. Castor 18 Oct, 1927[13][14] |
Succeeded by Wilfred N. Custance |
| Preceded by Fischer B. Watson |
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson Dec, 1931[15] – Sep, 1933[16] |
Succeeded by Patrick Macnamara |
| Preceded by G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron May, 1940[17] – Jun, 1941[18] |
Succeeded by Herbert A. Packer |
| Preceded by Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis |
Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station 1942 |
Succeeded by Irvine G. Glennie |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 19.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 28.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 890.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 280.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month inferred from Holbrook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 219.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
