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Revision as of 08:01, 13 September 2012
Admiral SIR Richard Henry Peirse, K.C.B., K.B.E., M.V.O., Royal Navy (4 September, 1860 – 10 July, 1940) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies at the outbreak of the First World War, and afterwards assisted The Lord Fisher on the Board of Invention and Research.
Early Life & Career
Peirse was born in York on 4 September, 1860, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel C.H. Peirse. In 1873 he joined the Royal Navy, passing in seventh out of the twenty-four who sat the July entry examination. He served as a Midshipman in the Channel Squadron and in the corvette Charybdis on the China Station.
Peirse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 1 January, 1881.[1]
On 1 January, 1893, Peirse was promoted to the rank of Commander.[2]
Captain
Peirse was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1900.[3]
On 21 May, 1903, he was appointed to the second-class protected cruiser Dido.[4] On the occasion of the King's visit to Austria he was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 9 October.[5]
In a letter of 13 April, 1907, the Director of Naval Ordnance, John R. Jellicoe, mentioned to the Captain-designate of Excellent, Reginald G. O. Tupper, "entre nous that Peirse will be DNO. He doesn't know of it yet so please say nothing even to him."[6] Commodore Frederick T. Hamilton, whom Tupper was to succeed and who was to become Inspector of Target Practice, wrote, "I am sure we shall find Peirse as DNO a first rate man to work with."[7] In the end, however, Jellicoe was succeeded by Captain Reginald H. S. Bacon.
Flag Rank
Peirse was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 9 February, 1909, vice Adair.[8]
Peirse was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1913.[9]
On the occasion of King George V's birthday Peirse was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1914.[10]
Great War
Peirse was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 24 October, 1914.[11]
Peirse was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 11 March, 1918.[12] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 January, 1919.[13]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24934. p. 547. 8 February, 1881.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26359. p. 2. 2 January, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 May, 1903. Issue 37086, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27604. p. 6147. 9 October, 1903.
- ↑ Tupper Papers. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth. 1987/130 (53).
- ↑ Tupper Papers. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth. 1987/130 (80).
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28223. p. 1111. 12 February, 1909.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28677. p. 1. 1 January, 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28842. p. 4876. 22 June, 1914.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28984. p. 9690. 24 November, 1914.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30599. p. 3756. 26 March, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31162. p. 1798. 4 February, 1919.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Richard Peirse" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1940. Issue 48665, col D, p. 7.
Images
- 1920 Frederic Whiting portrait in the possession of the Imperial War Museum. Catalogue Number IWM ART 3056.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick T. Hamilton |
Inspector of Target Practice 1909 – 1911 |
Succeeded by Montague E. Browning
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| Preceded by F. C. Doveton Sturdee |
Rear-Admiral in the First Division, Home Fleet 1911 – 1912 |
Succeeded by Charles E. Madden
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| Preceded by The Hon. Sir Alexander E. Bethell |
Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station 1912 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Rosslyn E. Wemyss
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- People
- People (UK)
- 1860 births
- 1940 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1873
- Winners of the Beaufort Testimonial
- Winners of the Goodenough Medal
- Gunnery Officers
- Gunnery Officers (UK)
- Naval Members of the Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)
- Inspectors of Target Practice (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals in the First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
