Difference between revisions of "Archibald Bellenden Purvis"

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Captain (retired) Archibald Bellenden Purvis, R.N. (19 November, 1865 – 22 December, 1926) served in the Royal Navy.

Son of Reverend F. R. Purvis.

Purvis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1888.

Purvis was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1901.

On 22 September 1906, Purvis requested that he be relieved of command of Clyde owing to ill health.

Purvis was retired as unfit on 28 November, 1907.

Purvis was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 31 December, 1916.

He reverted to the Retired List on 21 January, 1919.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Torquill Macleod	Captain of H.M. T.B. 31 29 Jul, 1886 – 27 Aug, 1886	Succeeded by Edward M. Hewett
Preceded by James W. Pochin	Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell 9 Jun, 1901 – 5 Jul, 1901^[Inference]	Succeeded by William F. Benwell
Preceded by John H. Robertson	Captain of H.M.S. Jason 30 Sep, 1905^[1] – 17 Nov, 1905	Succeeded by Edward A. Thomas
Preceded by Harry H. Smyth	Captain of H.M.S. Dryad 17 Nov, 1905^[2] – 17 Jan, 1906	Succeeded by Henry F. Oliver

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+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Torquill Macleod|Torquill Macleod]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 31 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 31]]'''<br>29 Jul, 1886 &ndash; 27 Aug, 1886|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Matson Hewett|Edward M. Hewett]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Winstanley Pochin|James W. Pochin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Speedwell (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Speedwell'']]'''<br>9 Jun, 1901 &ndash; 5 Jul, 1901{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Francis Benwell|William F. Benwell]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Hercules Robertson|John H. Robertson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Jason (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Jason'']]'''<br>30 Sep, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 334}} &ndash; 17 Nov, 1905|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Alexander Thomas|Edward A. Thomas]]'''}}