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*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7905187&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/18.] | *The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7905187&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/18.] | ||
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| + | | colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#CEDFF2" | '''Naval Offices''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Leonard Groome|Robert L. Groome]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Portsmouth Reserve Division|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve Division]]'''<br>1905 – 1906 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|Spencer H. M. Login]]''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>1908 – 1910 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|Robert H. S. Stokes]]''' | ||
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[[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1866|Cross]] | [[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1866|Cross]] | ||
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[[Category:Rear-Admirals Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Cross]] | [[Category:Rear-Admirals Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Cross]] | ||
[[Category:Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard|Cross]] | [[Category:Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard|Cross]] | ||
[[Category:Royal Navy Admirals|Cross]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Admirals|Cross]] | ||
[[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers|Cross]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers|Cross]] | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 28 August 2011
Admiral Charles Henry Cross, Royal Navy, Retired (18 May, 1852 – 1 January, 1915) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cross was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1887.[1]
Cross was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1894.[2]
Cross was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 June, 1905, vice Rainier.[3]
Flag Rank
He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 31 March, 1908, in succession to Vice-Admiral Charles J. Barlow.[4]
Cross was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1910, vice MacLeod.[5] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 May, 1913, vice Giffard,[6] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 May.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25660. p. 6612. 31 December, 1886.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7580. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue 38575, col E, pg. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 30. 4 January, 1910.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28720. p. 3591. 20 May, 1913.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28722. p. 3753. 27 May, 1913.
Bibliography
- "Admiral C. H. Cross" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 2 January, 1915. Issue 40741, col D, pg. 5.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Robert L. Groome |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve Division 1905 – 1906 |
Succeeded by Spencer H. M. Login |
| Preceded by Charles J. Barlow |
Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard 1908 – 1910 |
Succeeded by Robert H. S. Stokes |
Categories:
- 1852 births
- 1915 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1866
- Captains of H.M.S. Victorious (1895)
- Captains of H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
