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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
  
Wrey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1888.
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Wrey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1888.<ref>Wrey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/322.|D7602218}} f. 333.</ref>
  
Wrey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 9 November, 1900.
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Wrey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 9 November, 1900.<ref>Wrey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/322.|D7602218}} f. 333.</ref>
  
Wrey was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1909.
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Wrey was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>Wrey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/322.|D7602218}} f. 333.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 00:45, 3 December 2018

Captain (retired) William Bourchier Shirard Wrey, C.M.G., C.B.E. (2 April, 1865 – January, 1926) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Wrey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1888.[1]

Wrey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 9 November, 1900.[2]

Wrey was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1909.[3]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles L. Napier
Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh
30 Jun, 1904[4]
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Southampton
1 Aug, 1914 – 1 Apr, 1915
Succeeded by
John B. Hancock
Preceded by
Hubert Stansbury
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Southampton
1 Apr, 1915 – 15 Aug, 1919
Succeeded by
Hubert Stansbury

Footnotes

  1. Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/322. f. 333.
  2. Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/322. f. 333.
  3. Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/322. f. 333.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 305.