Charles Carter Drury
Admiral SIR Charles Carter Drury, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.S.I., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (27 August, 1846 – 18 May, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
He was appointed Commander of Excellent on 22 March, 1882.[1]
Drury was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1885.[2]
Drury was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 23 August, 1897, vice Beaumont.[3]
On the occasion of the Durbar at Dehli, Bosanquet was appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.) on 1 June, 1903.[4]
Drury was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 16 June, 1904, vice Oxley.[5]
On the occasion of the King's birthday, Drury was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 30 June, 1905.[6]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 11 April, 1908, vice Holland.[7]
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was promoted Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Bath (G.C.B) on 19 June, 1911.[8] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 August.[9]
His widow, Lady Amy Gertrude Drury passed away in her sleep on 27 December, 1953 at the age of ninety.
Footnotes
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1884). p. 255.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26885. p. 4726. 24 August, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27511. p. 2. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27692. p. 4259. 5 July, 1904.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27811. p. 4548. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28128. p. 2850. 14 April, 1908.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28526. p. 6372. 29 August, 1911.
Bibliography
- "Death of Two Admirals" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 19 May, 1914. Issue 40527, col G, pg. 10.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Day H. Bosanquet |
Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station 1902 – 1903 |
Succeeded by George L. Atkinson-Willes |
| Preceded by Sir John A. Fisher |
Second Sea Lord 1903 – 1907 |
Succeeded by Sir William H. May |
| Preceded by Lord Charles Beresford |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 1907 – 1908 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe |
- 1846 births
- 1914 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1860
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Hood (1891)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
- Second Sea Lords
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Mediterranean Station
- Commanders-in-Chief at the Nore
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
