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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1887.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25660/pages/6612 no. 25660.  p. 6612.]  31 December, 1886.</ref>
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 17 December, 1873.<ref>Cross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601005}} f. 267.</ref>


Cross was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1894.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26471/pages/7580 no. 26471.  p. 7580.]  29 December, 1893.</ref>
He was appointed in command of the schooner gunboat [[H.M.S. Undine (1881)|''Undine'']] on the [[Australian Station]] on 18 July, 1884. He remained in command until being promoted.<ref>Cross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601005}} f. 267.</ref>


Cross was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 June, 1905, vice [[John Harvey Rainier|Rainier]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1887.{{Gaz|25660|6612|31 December, 1886}}
 
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1894.{{Gaz|26471|7580|29 December, 1893}}
 
In March of 1900, he was placed in command of {{UK-Victorious}}, remaining there for nearly three years.
 
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 June, 1905, vice [[John Harvey Rainier|Rainier]].{{Gaz|27812|4557|30 June, 1905}}


==Flag Rank==
==Flag Rank==
He was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 31 March, 1908, in succession to Vice-Admiral [[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 21 February, 1908.  Issue '''38575''', col E, pg. 7.</ref>
He was appointed to succeed [[Robert Leonard Groome|Robert L. Groome]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding, [[Portsmouth Reserve Division]] on 15 November, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 2 November, 1905.  Issue '''37854''', col A, p. 8.</ref>


Cross was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 January, 1910, vice [[Angus MacLeod|MacLeod]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/30 no. 28325.  p. 30.]  4 January, 1910.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 16 May, 1913, vice [[George Augustus Giffard|Giffard]],<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28720/pages/3591 no. 28720.  p. 3591.]  20 May, 1913.</ref> and, in accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 17 May.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28722/pages/3753 no. 28722.  p. 3753.]  27 May, 1913.</ref>
He was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 31 March, 1908, in succession to Vice-Admiral [[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 21 February, 1908.  Issue '''38575''', col E, p. 7.</ref>


==Footnotes==
Cross was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 January, 1910, vice [[Angus MacLeod|MacLeod]].{{Gaz|28325|30|4 January, 1910}}  He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 16 May, 1913, vice [[George Augustus Giffard|Giffard]],{{Gaz|28720|3591|20 May, 1913}} and, in accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 17 May.{{Gaz|28722|3753|27 May, 1913}}
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
{{refbegin}}
*"Admiral C. H. Cross" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 January, 1915.  Issue '''40741''', col D, pg. 5.
*"Admiral C. H. Cross" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 January, 1915.  Issue '''40741''', col D, p. 5.
{{refend}}
{{refend}}


==Service Records==
==Service Records==
{{refbegin}}
{{refbegin}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7916486&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/38.]
*{{TNA|ADM 196/86.|D8115206}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7905187&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/18.]
*{{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601005}}
*{{TNA|ADM 196/18.|D7589715}}
{{refend}}
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 6 April 2022

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 Lieutenant on 17 December, 1873.[1]

He was appointed in command of the schooner gunboat Undine on the Australian Station on 18 July, 1884. He remained in command until being promoted.[2]

Cross was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1887.[3]

Cross was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1894.[4]

In March of 1900, he was placed in command of Victorious, remaining there for nearly three years.

Cross was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 June, 1905, vice Rainier.[5]

Flag Rank

He was appointed to succeed Robert L. Groome as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve Division on 15 November, 1905.[6]

He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 31 March, 1908, in succession to Vice-Admiral Charles J. Barlow.[7]

Cross was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1910, vice MacLeod.[8] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 May, 1913, vice Giffard,[9] and, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 17 May.[10]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral C. H. Cross" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 2 January, 1915. Issue 40741, col D, p. 5.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John M. McQuhae 		Captain of H.M.S. Cossack
3 Jan, 1891[11] – 1 Jan, 1894[12] 		Succeeded by
William B. Fisher
Preceded by
Henry B. Lang 		Captain of H.M.S. Latona
24 Jul, 1895[13][14] – 28 Aug, 1895[15] 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Cross
Preceded by
Charles H. Cross 		Captain of H.M.S. Latona
8 Jul, 1896[16] – 15 Aug, 1896[17] 		Succeeded by
John Denison
Preceded by
John Ferris 		Captain of H.M.S. Champion
5 Oct, 1896[18] – 25 Sep, 1898[19] 		Succeeded by
Frederick O. Pike
Preceded by
Count Frederick C. Metaxa 		Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
25 Sep, 1898[20] – 22 Mar, 1900[21] 		Succeeded by
Richard W. White
Preceded by
George F. King-Hall 		Captain of H.M.S. Revenge
23 Mar, 1900[22] – 15 May, 1900[23] 		Succeeded by
George F. King-Hall
Preceded by
Anson Schomberg 		Captain of H.M.S. Victorious
16 May, 1900[24] – 22 Feb, 1903[25] 		Succeeded by
Henry P. Routh
Preceded by
Michael P. O'Callaghan 		Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Britannia
2 Apr, 1903[26] – 30 Apr, 1905[27] 		Succeeded by
William E. Goodenough
Preceded by
Robert L. Groome 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve Division
15 Nov, 1905[28] – 15 Nov, 1906[29] 		Succeeded by
Spencer H. M. Login
Preceded by
Charles J. Barlow 		Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard
31 Mar, 1908[30] – 4 Oct, 1910[31] 		Succeeded by
Robert H. S. Stokes

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 267.
  2. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 267.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25660. p. 6612. 31 December, 1886.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7580. 29 December, 1893.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 November, 1905. Issue 37854, col A, p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue 38575, col E, p. 7.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 30. 4 January, 1910.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28720. p. 3591. 20 May, 1913.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28722. p. 3753. 27 May, 1913.
  11. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 267.
  12. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 267.
  13. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
  14. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  15. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  16. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 267.
  17. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 267.
  18. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 267.
  19. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 267.
  20. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  21. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  22. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  23. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
  24. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
  25. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
  26. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 268.
  27. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
  28. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 November, 1905. Issue 37854, col A, p. 8.
  29. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
  30. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue 38575, col E, p. 7.
  31. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.

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