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==Life & Career==
 
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Cross was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 17 December, 1873.<ref>Cross Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601005}} f. 267.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the schooner gunboat [[H.M.S. Undine (1881)|''Undine'']] on the [[Australian Station]] on 18 July, 1884.  He remained in command until being promoted.<ref>Cross Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601005}} f. 267.</ref>
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Cross was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1887.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25660/pages/6612 no. 25660.  p. 6612.]  31 December, 1886.</ref>
 
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1887.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25660/pages/6612 no. 25660.  p. 6612.]  31 December, 1886.</ref>
  
 
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1894.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26471/pages/7580 no. 26471.  p. 7580.]  29 December, 1893.</ref>
 
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1894.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26471/pages/7580 no. 26471.  p. 7580.]  29 December, 1893.</ref>
  
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In March of 1900, he was placed in command of {{UK-Victorious}}, remaining there for nearly three years.{{MackieRNW}}
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In March of 1900, he was placed in command of {{UK-Victorious}}, remaining there for nearly three years.
  
 
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 June, 1905, vice [[John Harvey Rainier|Rainier]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
 
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 June, 1905, vice [[John Harvey Rainier|Rainier]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>

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Admiral Charles Henry Cross, Royal Navy, Retired (18 May, 1852 – 1 January, 1915) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cross was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 17 December, 1873.[1]

He was appointed in command of the schooner gunboat Undine on the Australian Station on 18 July, 1884. He remained in command until being promoted.[2]

Cross was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1887.[3]

Cross was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1894.[4]

In March of 1900, he was placed in command of Victorious, remaining there for nearly three years.

Cross was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 June, 1905, vice Rainier.[5]

Flag Rank

He was appointed to succeed Robert L. Groome as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve Division on 15 November, 1905.[6]

He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 31 March, 1908, in succession to Vice-Admiral Charles J. Barlow.[7]

Cross was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1910, vice MacLeod.[8] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 May, 1913, vice Giffard,[9] and, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 17 May.[10]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral C. H. Cross" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 2 January, 1915. Issue 40741, col D, p. 5.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Assheton G. Curzon-Howe 		Captain of H.M.S. Latona
24 Jul, 1895[11] – 28 Aug, 1895[12] 		Succeeded by
John Denison
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
25 Sep, 1898[13] – 22 Mar, 1900[14] 		Succeeded by
Robert S. D. Cuming
Preceded by
Charles J. Briggs 		Captain of H.M.S. Revenge
23 Mar, 1900[15] – 15 May, 1900[16] 		Succeeded by
George F. King-Hall
Preceded by
Anson Schomberg 		Captain of H.M.S. Victorious
16 May, 1900[17] – 22 Feb, 1903[18] 		Succeeded by
Henry P. Routh
Preceded by
Michael P. O'Callaghan 		Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Britannia
2 Apr, 1903[19] – 30 Apr, 1905[20] 		Succeeded by
William E. Goodenough
Preceded by
Robert L. Groome 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve Division
15 Nov, 1905[21] – 15 Nov, 1906[22] 		Succeeded by
Spencer H. M. Login
Preceded by
Charles J. Barlow 		Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard
31 Mar, 1908[23] – 4 Oct, 1910[24] 		Succeeded by
Robert H. S. Stokes

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 267.
  2. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 267.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25660. p. 6612. 31 December, 1886.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7580. 29 December, 1893.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 November, 1905. Issue 37854, col A, p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue 38575, col E, p. 7.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 30. 4 January, 1910.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28720. p. 3591. 20 May, 1913.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28722. p. 3753. 27 May, 1913.
  11. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  12. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  13. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  14. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  15. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  16. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  17. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
  18. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
  19. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 268.
  20. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
  21. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 November, 1905. Issue 37854, col A, p. 8.
  22. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
  23. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue 38575, col E, p. 7.
  24. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.

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