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Admiral SIR Arthur Henry Limpus, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy (7 June, 1863 – 3 November, 1931) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Arthur Henry Limpus was born in St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, on 7 June, 1863, the son of the Reverend Henry Francis Limpus, one-time Minor Canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and Vicar of Twickenham.
Limpus was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1885.[1]
He was appointed First Lieutenant and Gunnery Lieutenant ("1st and G") of the new battleship Jupiter on 8 June, 1897.[2]
Limpus was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1898.[3]
Captain
Limpus was specially promoted to the rank of Captain on 2 May, 1900, for services in South Africa.[4]
He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar in March 1901.[5] He remained in her until December 1904.
He was appointed in command of the battleship Albion on 30 October, 1907.[6]
Flag Rank
Limpus was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 January, 1909.[7]
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.[8] He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral Arthur Y. Moggridge in command of the Portsmouth Sub-Division on 17 November.[9]
Great War
Limpus was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 14 September, 1914.[10] He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard on 20 September, 1914.[11]
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1916.[12]
Limpus was appointed President of the Shell Committee, which received its terms of reference on 2 March, 1917.[13] He left the Shell Committee on 26 June, being succeeded by Captain Frederic C. Dreyer, the Director of Naval Ordnance.[14] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 30 January, 1918[15]
Post-War
He placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 1 January, 1919, at his own request.[16] He died at Alassio, Italy on 3 November, 1931.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 May, 1897. Issue 35199, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27194. p. 3249. 22 May, 1900.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 275.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28221. p. 944. 5 February, 1909.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 31 October, 1911. Issue 39730, col B, p. 14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28910. p. 7478. 22 September, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (December, 1914). p. 6.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 83. 1 January, 1916.
- ↑ Reports of the Shell Committee. 1917 and 1918. p. 7.
- ↑ Reports of the Shell Committee. 1917 and 1918. p. 14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30522. p. 1945. 12 February, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31112. p. 364. 7 January, 1919.
Bibliography
Papers
- Letter in the possession of the Imperial War Museum.
- Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.
- Papers in the possession of the Admiralty Library. Royal Naval Museum.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederic E. E. Brock |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet 1910 – 1911 |
Succeeded by Arthur Y. Moggridge
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| Preceded by Sackville H. Carden |
Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard 1914 – 1916 |
Succeeded by George A. Ballard
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- People
- People (UK)
- 1863 births
- 1931 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1876
- Naval Members of the Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)
- Naval Members of the Ordnance Research Board (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Admirals Superintendent of Malta Dockyard
- Senior Naval Officers, Malta
