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Admiral Henry James Langford Clarke, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (1 January, 1866 – 28 March, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Henry James Langford Clarke was born in St. Peter;s, Kent, on 1 January, 1866, the son of Edward F. Clarke, and retired Commander in the Royal Navy, and Julia C. Clarke. His grandfather served in the Scots Greys at Waterloo, having two horses killed under him, and had the distinction of rising from Captain to Lieutenant-Colonel in twenty-four hours.
Clarke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1887.[1]
On 4 July, 1888, he was loaned to command the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 53 for manoeuvres.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[3]
Captain
Clarke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[4] In March 1905, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Talbot.[5]
In September 1906, he became captain of the second class protected cruiser Minerva.[6]
On 2 December, 1908, Clarke was appointed to the Pembroke as Flag Captain to the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, Sir Charles C. Drury.[7]
He commanded Invincible for four months, commencing in January 1912.[8]
Clarke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 July, 1915, vice Yelverton.[9] He was placed on the Retired List on 19 July.[10]
Post-War
"For valuable services as Senior Naval Officer and Port Convoy Officer, Dakar, from October, 1917, to October, 1918," Langford Clarke was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 27 May, 1919.[11] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 November,[12] and to Admiral on 1 August, 1924.[13]
Langford Clarke died at a nursing home in Hove on 28 March, 1944 at the age of seventy-nine.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward L. D. Boyle |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 53 4 Jul, 1888[14] – ? |
Succeeded by Hubert Vaughan-Jones |
| Preceded by Lewis Bayly |
Captain of H.M.S. Talbot Mar, 1905[15] – ? |
Succeeded by Bentinck J. D. Yelverton |
| Preceded by Arthur W. Waymouth |
Captain of H.M.S. Minerva Sep, 1906[16] – ? |
Succeeded by Drury St. A. Wake |
| Preceded by Richard P. F. Purefoy |
Captain of H.M.S. Invincible 9 Jan, 1912[17] – ? |
Succeeded by Michael Culme-Seymour |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25660. p. 6612. 31 December, 1886.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 18 November, 1908. Issue 38807, col E, p. 4.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7075. 20 July, 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29239. p. 7192. 23 July, 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31360. p. 6502. 27 May, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 352.
