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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor|Frederick C. T. Tudor]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor|Frederick C. T. Tudor]]''' | ||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''Command Formed''' | ||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Second Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding,<br>Second Battle Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>1914 – 1915 | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Second Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding,<br>Second Battle Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>1914 | ||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''Command Disbanded''' | |||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]]''' | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding,<br>First Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>1914 – 1915 | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.]]''' | |||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''Command Reconstituted''' | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Second Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding,<br>Second Battle Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>1915 | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Christopher Pakenham|William C. Pakenham]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Christopher Pakenham|William C. Pakenham]]''' | ||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|John M. de Robeck]]''' | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Ninth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral Commanding,<br>Ninth Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>1915 – 1916 | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Sydney Robert Fremantle|Sydney R. Fremantle]]''' | |||
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Admiral SIR Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore, K.C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (2 February, 1862 – 2 April, 1934) was an officer of the Royal Navy, chiefly known for his part in the Battle of the Dogger Bank in 1915.
Early Life & Career
His appointment as Commodore, First Class as Captain of the Fleet to Sir William H. May in August, 1909, was the first such appointment since 1871.[1]
The King's approval of Moore's appointment as Rear-Admiral Commanding the Second Battle Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean was announced on 19 February, 1914.[2]
Great War
On 12 August, 1914, Moore was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force K, with his flag in Invincible.[3]
On 8 February, Moore was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force I (Ninth Cruiser Squadron), and hoisted his flag in Argonaut on 12 February.[4]
Moore was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 9 June, 1916.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ HC Deb 10 August 1909 vol 9 cc238-9.
- ↑ "Naval Promotions" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 19 February, 1914. Issue 40451, col F, pg. 6.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1914). p. 4.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (August, 1915). p. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Gordon Moore" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 5 April, 1934. Issue 46720, col B, pg. 12.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by New Position |
Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet 1909 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe |
| Preceded by Reginald H. S. Bacon |
Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes 1909 – 1912 |
Succeeded by Frederick C. T. Tudor |
| Preceded by Sir Charles J. Briggs |
Third Sea Lord 1912 – 1914 |
Succeeded by Frederick C. T. Tudor |
| Preceded by Command Formed |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Cruiser Squadron 1914 |
Succeeded by Command Disbanded |
| Preceded by Ernest C. T. Troubridge |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron 1914 – 1915 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart. |
| Preceded by Command Reconstituted |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Cruiser Squadron 1915 |
Succeeded by William C. Pakenham |
| Preceded by John M. de Robeck |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Ninth Cruiser Squadron 1915 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Sydney R. Fremantle |
Categories:
- 1862 births
- 1934 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1875
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Ariadne (1898)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Royal Arthur (1891)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Euryalus (1901)
- Flag Captains to the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
- Naval Assistants to the First Sea Lord
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)
- Captains of the Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Directors of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Seventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Third Sea Lords
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Second Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Ninth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
