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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
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On 21 December, 1906, he was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Black Prince (1904)|H.M.S. ''Black Prince'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 10 November, 1906.  Issue '''38174''', col B, pg. 13.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==

Revision as of 21:06, 22 January 2011

Vice-Admiral Richard Purefoy FitzGerald Purefoy, C.B.E., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (26 May, 1862 – 19 December, 1943) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Early Life & Career

On 21 December, 1906, he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Black Prince.[1]

Great War

On 12 August, 1914, Purefoy was appointed to take charge of Loch Ewe as a secondary coaling base for the Grand Fleet, flying his flag in the Assistance.[2][3]

Purefoy was placed on the Retired List on 15 February, 1915,[4] and was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 July, 1917.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 10 November, 1906. Issue 38174, col B, pg. 13.
  2. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1914). p. 3.
  3. ↑ Jellicoe. The Grand Fleet. p. 96.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 29478. p. 1805. 18 February, 1916.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6550. 3 July, 1917.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral R. P. F. Purefoy" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 23 December, 1943. Issue 49736, col D, pg. 7.

Service Record

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