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Revision as of 16:59, 22 March 2016
Rear-Admiral Henry John May, C.B., Royal Navy (20 February, 1853 – 24 April, 1904) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Henry John May was born on 20 February, 1853, the second son of the Reverend Henry Thomas May, vicar of South Petheryn, Cornwall.
May was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1872.[1]
On 7 August 1882 he was specially promoted to the rank of Commander, dated 11 July.[2]
Captain
May was promoted to the rank of Captain on 16 January, 1889, for service in connection with operations at Suakin. He was reported fit for active service on 14 May. On 6 October he was appointed a member of the Ordnance Committee. He was appointed to the Admiralty as Inspector of Warlike Stores on 6 May, 1890. May was nominated to serve on a Committee on Ships Complements on 2 May, 1891. On the occasion of the Queen's birthday May was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 25 May, 1892.[3]
On 10 October, 1892, he was appointed in command of the corvette Hyacinth on the Pacific Station. He paid her off into E Division of the Devonport Reserve on 2 April, 1896.[4] From 15 April to 27 May he was appointed to Excellent for a G course. He was appointed a Member of the Ordnance Committee again on 28 May, and on 26 November became senior naval member on the committee.
On 30 July, 1898 he was appointed as senior naval member of a committee for consideration of a new pattern of naval cutlass.[5]
On 17 November, 1898, May gave a lecture at the R.E. Institute, Chatham, on "The Lessons of the War of 1898 in their Bearing on the Influence of Naval Armaments as Opposed to Coast Defence."[6]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Mars on 5 January, 1899.[7]
May was appointed to President, additional, for the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 18 September, 1900. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 22 September, 1902.[8]
May died at Greenwich on 24 April, 1904, from gastro-enteritis.
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral H. J. May, C.B." (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 26 April, 1904. Issue 37378, col D, p. 10.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Major C. H. Ellis, R.A. |
Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee 27 Sep, 1882[9] |
Succeeded by Frank C. Younghusband |
| Preceded by Archibald L. Douglas |
Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee 6 Oct, 1889[10] |
Succeeded by Robert B. Maconochie |
| Preceded by ? |
Inspector of Warlike Stores 6 May, 1890[11] |
Succeeded by Randolph F. O. Foote |
| Preceded by Robert W. Craigie |
Captain of H.M.S. Hyacinth 10 Oct, 1892[12] – 2 Apr, 1896[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Alfred A. C. Parr |
Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee 28 May, 1896[14] |
Succeeded by John R. Jellicoe |
| Preceded by Francis Powell |
Captain of H.M.S. Mars 5 Jan, 1899[15] – 1900[16] |
Succeeded by Henry D. Barry |
| Preceded by Spencer H. M. Login |
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 18 Sep, 1900[17] |
Succeeded by Edmond J. W. Slade |
| Preceded by ? |
In Command of the War Course College 18 Sep, 1900[18] |
Succeeded by Edmond J. W. Slade as Captain of the War Course College |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23933. p. 6509. 31 December, 1872.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25136. p. 3689. 8 August, 1882.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26291. p. 3137. 25 May, 1892.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 401.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 15 October, 1898. Issue 35648, col A, p. 12.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27481. p. 6409. 10 October, 1902.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 401.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 401.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 270.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
