Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith
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Admiral SIR Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith, K.B.E., C.B., D.L., K.C.V.O. (22 September, 1872 – 6 October, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Aubrey was born in London.
Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 April, 1892.
Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1903.
Smith was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1910.
He was appointed command of the armoured cruiser Cumberland on 1 May, 1912.[1]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Drake in July 1914.
As Commodore, Second Class, Smith hoisted his broad pendant in Newcastle at noon on 31 December, 1917 as Commodore, East Coast of South America.[2]
He was appointed in command of battleship H.M.S. Ramillies on 7 May 1920.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Julian C. A. Wilkinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Iris 23 Jul, 1903[3] – 13 Dec, 1904 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Foresight Aug, 1905[4] |
Succeeded by John Luce |
| Preceded by The Hon. Victor A. Stanley |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at St. Petersburg 7 Nov, 1908[5] – 30 Apr, 1912 |
Succeeded by Harold G. Grenfell |
| Preceded by The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 1 May, 1912[6] – 18 May, 1914 |
Succeeded by Cyril T. M. Fuller |
| Preceded by Henry C. R. Brocklebank |
Captain of H.M.S. Drake 15 Jul, 1914[7] – 26 Mar, 1915 |
Succeeded by William G. E. Ruck-Keene |
| Preceded by John Luce |
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow 30 Sep, 1916 – 1 Jan, 1918 |
Succeeded by Herbert MacI. Edwards |
| Preceded by Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton |
Captain of H.M.S. Newcastle 1 Jan, 1918 – 23 Jul, 1919 |
Succeeded by Arthur G. H. Bond |
| Preceded by Oliver Backhouse |
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies 9 Apr, 1920[8] – 20 Jan, 1921 |
Succeeded by Cecil D. S. Raikes |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ Ship's Log.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 333.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 316.
- ↑ Return, for the Year ended 31st March 1910, of the Army and Navy Officers Permitted, Under Rule 2 of the Regulations drawn up under Section 6 of the "Superannuation Act, 1887," to hold Civil Employment of Profit under Public Departments. pp. 28-29.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.
