Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis

Vice-Admiral Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis, K.C.B., R.N. (13 January, 1887 – 27 November, 1961) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Curteis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.

Great War

Curteis was loaned from service in the Royal Naval Barracks at Portsmouth to participate in the Test Mobilisation in the third class protected cruiser Topaze. He remained in her until being appointed to the destroyer Manly on 10 November, to be First Lieutenant upon her commissioning. Curteis married Essex Helen Morrall in Wimbledon on 20 March, 1915.

On 24 July, 1915, he was appointed to his first command, the "B" Class destroyer Lively. On 29 March, 1916 he was appointed from Lively for command of the Onslow.

Curteis missed his chance to participate in the Battle of Jutland when he was superseded in command of Onslow by John Cronyn Tovey on 7 May, 1916.

Curteis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1917.

Post-War

Curteis was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1921.

Curteis was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1926.

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.

World War II

On 22 June, 1941, he was remarried, to Emily Freda Morrall, the sister of his first wife who died the previous year.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman	Captain of H.M.S. Lively 24 Jul, 1915 – 29 Mar, 1916	Succeeded by Raymond G. F. H. de Caen
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Onslow 29 Mar, 1916 – 7 May, 1916	Succeeded by John C. Tovey
Preceded by John C. Tovey	Captain of H.M.S. Jackal Apr, 1916 – 21 Apr, 1917	Succeeded by Arthur M. Roberts
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Tetrarch 15 May, 1917 – 22 May, 1917	Succeeded by Charles H. Knox-Little
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Ulysses 22 May, 1917 – 29 Oct, 1918	Succeeded by Vessel Lost
Preceded by Reginald S. Goff	Captain of H.M.S. Rapid 15 Nov, 1918 – 12 Dec, 1918	Succeeded by Rowland Leeds
Preceded by Hubert S. Braddyll	Captain of H.M.S. Winchelsea 15 Apr, 1921 – 12 Apr, 1922	Succeeded by Herbert Owen
Preceded by Montague R. Bernard	Captain of H.M.S. Verity 30 May, 1922 – 1925	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Percival C. W. Manwaring	Captain of H.M.S. Wild Swan 1 Jan, 1925 – 10 Mar, 1925	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Leonard S. Holbrook	Captain of H.M.S. Castor 18 Oct, 1927 – 21 Jun, 1928	Succeeded by Wilfred N. Custance
Preceded by Andrew B. Cunningham	Captain of H.M.S. Despatch 21 Jun, 1928 – 21 Oct, 1928	Succeeded by Ralph Leatham
Preceded by Ralph Leatham	Captain of H.M.S. Durban 21 Oct, 1928 – 2 Aug, 1930	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Fischer B. Watson	Captain of H.M.S. Nelson 16 Dec, 1931 – 14 Sep, 1933	Succeeded by Patrick Macnamara
Preceded by Ronald W. Oldham	Captain of the Fleet 20 Aug, 1935 – 12 Apr, 1938	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Richard B. Davies	Captain of H.M.S. Drake 14 Apr, 1938 – 14 May, 1940	Succeeded by Douglas Young-Jamieson
Preceded by G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins	Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron 30 May, 1940 – 6 Jun, 1941	Succeeded by Herbert A. Packer
Preceded by Possibly V.A.C. First Battle Squadron	Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron 4 Jun, 1941	Succeeded by Bruce A. Fraser
Preceded by Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis	Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station 1942	Succeeded by Irvine G. Glennie