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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} dated 31 December, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} dated 31 December, 1904.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> |
| − | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} dated 30 June, 1912.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623. p. 4748.] 2 July, 1912.</ref> | + | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} dated 30 June, 1912.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623. p. 4748.] 2 July, 1912.</ref> |
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
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He was appointed command of the battleship {{UK-Vengeance}} on 15 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 387''a''.</ref> | He was appointed command of the battleship {{UK-Vengeance}} on 15 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 387''a''.</ref> | ||
| − | In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], Smith was placed on the Retired List dated 7 September, 1915.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29295/pages/9089 no. 29295. p. 9089.] 14 September, 1915.</ref> His retirement was cancelled on 16 March, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30591/pages/3635 no. 30591. p. 3635.] 22 March, 1918.</ref> | + | In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], Smith was placed on the Retired List dated 7 September, 1915.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29295/pages/9089 no. 29295. p. 9089.] 14 September, 1915.</ref> His retirement was cancelled on 16 March, 1918.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30591/pages/3635 no. 30591. p. 3635.] 22 March, 1918.</ref> |
==Post-War & Retirement== | ==Post-War & Retirement== | ||
| − | On 16 September, 1919, Smith was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.): "For valuable services at the Admiralty during the War."<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31553/supplements/11576 (Supplement) no. 31553. p. 11576.] 16 September, 1919.</ref> He returned to the Retired List on 1 February, 1920.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31779/pages/1831 no. 31779. p. 1831.] 13 February, 1920.</ref> | + | On 16 September, 1919, Smith was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.): "For valuable services at the Admiralty during the War."<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31553/supplements/11576 (Supplement) no. 31553. p. 11576.] 16 September, 1919.</ref> He returned to the Retired List on 1 February, 1920.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31779/pages/1831 no. 31779. p. 1831.] 13 February, 1920.</ref> |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 22:00, 24 September 2012
Captain Bertram Hornsby Smith, C.B.E., Royal Navy (13 December, 1874 – 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the latter half of the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth centuries. He was placed on the Retired List in 1915 but rose to become Director of the Mercantile Movements Division of the Naval Staff.
Early Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 31 December, 1904.[1]
Smith was promoted to the rank of Captain dated 30 June, 1912.[2]
Great War
He was appointed command of the battleship Vengeance on 15 August, 1914.[3]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, Smith was placed on the Retired List dated 7 September, 1915.[4] His retirement was cancelled on 16 March, 1918.[5]
Post-War & Retirement
On 16 September, 1919, Smith was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.): "For valuable services at the Admiralty during the War."[6] He returned to the Retired List on 1 February, 1920.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 387a.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29295. p. 9089. 14 September, 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30591. p. 3635. 22 March, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31553. p. 11576. 16 September, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1831. 13 February, 1920.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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