Arthur William Waymouth

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Admiral Arthur William Waymouth, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (16 or 18 November, 1863 – 14 January, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Waymouth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 20 June, 1883.[1]

Waymouth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895,[2] at the age of thirty-one years, seven months, and twelve days.

Waymouth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 26 June, 1902.[3] After a short period on Half Pay on 22 September he was appointed a member of the Ordnance Committee. He took command of the cruiser Minerva on 9 June, 1904.

On 11 September, 1906, he was appointed to Pembroke for trials of the new armoured cruiser Warrior, effective 29 November.[4]. His application to count his time in command of Warrior for the trials as service in a ship of war at sea.

He was appointed in command of the battleship Triumph on 12 January, 1912.[5] On 7 March, 1912, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Kingsford.[6]

On 3 September, 1912, Waymouth was appointed Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty.[7]

In July, 1914 it was announced that Waymouth would succeed Rear-Admiral Montague E. Browning as Rear-Admiral in the Third Battle Squadron on 1 September.[8]

Great War

Waymouth was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath on 1 January, 1916.[9]

Waymouth was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 July, 1917, vice Bradford.[10] He was placed on the Retired List on 27 September.[11] He was advanced to the tank of Admiral on the Retired list on 7 October, 1920.[12]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25379. p. 3324. 22 July, 1884.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 December, 1906. Issue 38192, col E, pg. 11.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 24 December, 1910. Issue 39464, col D, pg. 7.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28589. p. 1828. 12 March, 1912.
  7. ↑ Navy List (April, 1914). p. 89.
  8. ↑ "Second Sea Lord" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 23 July, 1914. Issue 40586, col G, pg. 10.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 80. 31 December, 1915.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6550. 3 July, 1917.
  11. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30332. p. 10504. 12 October, 1917.
  12. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32081. p. 9891. 12 October, 1920.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Arthur W. Waymouth" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 15 January, 1936. Issue 47272, col B, pg. 14.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Herbert L. Heath 		Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard
1915 – 1917 		Succeeded by
Charles L. Vaughan-Lee
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