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− | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Arthur Kimber Gregory''', R.N. (18 August, 1882 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Arthur Kimber Gregory''', R.N. (18 August, 1882 – 20 December, 1948) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | < | + | The son of Merchant John D. Gregory was born in Norwood, Surrey.<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref> |
− | Gregory was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Gregory was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1904.<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref> |
− | Gregory was | + | Gregory was appointed in command of the {{UK-Minstrel|f=t}} on 1 March, 1912. Oromoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1912, Gregory would continue in command of ''Minstrel'' until late 1915 and transfer to command of {{UK-Martial}} at an unspecified date.<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref> |
− | + | On 4 March, 1916 when he was declared "sick." On 15 March he was admitted to Chatham Hospital for mental observation. Something serious was going on, as he was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 24 March.<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref> | |
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+ | Gregory was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Yarmouth on 4 April, 1916 "as a dangerous lunatic."<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref> | ||
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+ | Gregory was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 18 August, 1922.<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Kimber+Gregory Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Kimber+Gregory Service Records] | ||
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[[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:56, 28 September 2021
Commander (retired) Arthur Kimber Gregory, R.N. (18 August, 1882 – 20 December, 1948) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Merchant John D. Gregory was born in Norwood, Surrey.[1]
Gregory was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904.[2]
Gregory was appointed in command of the destroyer Minstrel on 1 March, 1912. Oromoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912, Gregory would continue in command of Minstrel until late 1915 and transfer to command of Martial at an unspecified date.[3]
On 4 March, 1916 when he was declared "sick." On 15 March he was admitted to Chatham Hospital for mental observation. Something serious was going on, as he was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 24 March.[4]
Gregory was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Yarmouth on 4 April, 1916 "as a dangerous lunatic."[5]
Gregory was promoted to the rank of Commander on 18 August, 1922.[6]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Henry P. Boyd |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 9 11 Nov, 1909[7] |
Succeeded by Alister W. McDonald |
Preceded by Aubrey T. Tillard |
Captain of H.M.S. Ettrick 28 Jan, 1911[8] |
Succeeded by Laurence R. Palmer |
Preceded by William G. A. Kennedy |
Captain of H.M.S. Minstrel 1 Mar, 1912[9] – late 1915[10][Inference] |
Succeeded by Henry D. Pridham-Wippell |
Footnotes
- ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
- ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
- ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
- ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
- ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
- ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 309.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396a.