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Carslake served in the {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=t}}<ref>"Navy Officers as Air Observers."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, May 28, 1923; pg. 18; Issue 43352.</ref> before being appointed to the {{UK-Thistle|f=t}} on 25 March, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 919}}  
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Carslake entered [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]] from Rimpton, St. Peter's, Thanet in January, 1916.<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Oct 25, 1926; pg. 25; Issue 44411.</ref>
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Carslake served in the {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=t}} and fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]],<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Oct 25, 1926; pg. 25; Issue 44411.</ref><ref>"Navy Officers as Air Observers."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, May 28, 1923; pg. 18; Issue 43352.</ref> before being appointed to the {{UK-Thistle|f=t}} on 25 March, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 919}}  
  
 
Carslake was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 15 September, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 33}}   
 
Carslake was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 15 September, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 33}}   
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Carslake was granted the acting rank of {{LieutRN}} on 5 September, 1920.{{NLNov20|p. 20}}  Leaving an appointment in the {{UK-Magnolia|f=t}} on the [[China Station]], on 28 May, 1923 he and [[Edmund Lawrance Debonnaire Moore|Edmund L. D. Moore]] joined a recently-inaugurated seven-month course to train officers to qualify as Air Observers.<ref>"Navy Officers as Air Observers."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, May 28, 1923; pg. 18; Issue 43352.</ref>
 
Carslake was granted the acting rank of {{LieutRN}} on 5 September, 1920.{{NLNov20|p. 20}}  Leaving an appointment in the {{UK-Magnolia|f=t}} on the [[China Station]], on 28 May, 1923 he and [[Edmund Lawrance Debonnaire Moore|Edmund L. D. Moore]] joined a recently-inaugurated seven-month course to train officers to qualify as Air Observers.<ref>"Navy Officers as Air Observers."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, May 28, 1923; pg. 18; Issue 43352.</ref>
  
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Carslake died on 21 October, 1926 when a seaplane carrying him as an observer, as well as pilot Lieutenant [[Hugh Nelson Lay]], Lieutenant [[Joseph Ennis Sclater Anderson|Joseph E. S. Anderson]] of the {{UK-Coventry}} and a telegraphist went down in the Mediterranean.  It was the greatest single loss of life in an accident since the creation of the [[Fleet Air Arm]].<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Oct 25, 1926; pg. 25; Issue 44411.</ref>
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Carslake was appointed to {{UK-Eagle}} as an observer when he died on 21 October, 1926 after a seaplane carrying him as an observer, as well as pilot Lieutenant [[Hugh Nelson Lay]], Lieutenant [[Joseph Ennis Sclater Anderson|Joseph E. S. Anderson]] of the {{UK-Coventry}} and a telegraphist went down in the Mediterranean.  It was the greatest single loss of life in an accident since the creation of the [[Fleet Air Arm]].<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Oct 25, 1926; pg. 25; Issue 44411.</ref>
  
 
Following his death, his parents underwrote the [[Henry Leigh Carslake Prize]], an essay competition to reward Naval Observers who wrote compellingly on topics surrounding the [[Fleet Air Arm]].
 
Following his death, his parents underwrote the [[Henry Leigh Carslake Prize]], an essay competition to reward Naval Observers who wrote compellingly on topics surrounding the [[Fleet Air Arm]].

Revision as of 21:54, 11 April 2018

Lieutenant Henry Leigh Carslake, (26 March, 1900 – 21 October, 1926) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Carslake entered Royal Naval College, Osborne from Rimpton, St. Peter's, Thanet in January, 1916.[1]

Carslake served in the battlecruiser Princess Royal and fought in her at the Battle of Jutland,[2][3] before being appointed to the gunboat Thistle on 25 March, 1918.[4]

Carslake was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 September, 1918.[5]

Carslake was granted the acting rank of Lieutenant on 5 September, 1920.[6] Leaving an appointment in the sweeping sloop Magnolia on the China Station, on 28 May, 1923 he and Edmund L. D. Moore joined a recently-inaugurated seven-month course to train officers to qualify as Air Observers.[7]

Carslake was appointed to Eagle as an observer when he died on 21 October, 1926 after a seaplane carrying him as an observer, as well as pilot Lieutenant Hugh Nelson Lay, Lieutenant Joseph E. S. Anderson of the Coventry and a telegraphist went down in the Mediterranean. It was the greatest single loss of life in an accident since the creation of the Fleet Air Arm.[8]

Following his death, his parents underwrote the Henry Leigh Carslake Prize, an essay competition to reward Naval Observers who wrote compellingly on topics surrounding the Fleet Air Arm.

See Also

Bibliography

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 25, 1926; pg. 25; Issue 44411.
  2. ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 25, 1926; pg. 25; Issue 44411.
  3. ↑ "Navy Officers as Air Observers." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 28, 1923; pg. 18; Issue 43352.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 919.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 33.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1920). p. 20.
  7. ↑ "Navy Officers as Air Observers." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 28, 1923; pg. 18; Issue 43352.
  8. ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 25, 1926; pg. 25; Issue 44411.


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