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− | {{AdmRN}} '''Albert Percy Addison''', C.M.G., (8 November, 1875 – 13 November, 1952) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | + | [[File:Sir-Albert-Percy-Addison, NPG x42132.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Albert P. Addison as a Rear-Admiral, November, 1927.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] |
+ | {{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Albert Percy Addison''', K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (8 November, 1875 – 13 November, 1952) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Addison was born in Portsmouth on 8 November, 1875.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> | |
− | In February 1915, Addison was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}}. | + | Addison was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB71|f=t}} in July, 1896 for manoeuvres.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/141}} f. 365.</ref> |
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+ | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 June, 1897.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> | ||
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+ | He was given command of the {{UK-TB110|f=t}} on 21 July, 1903, for manoeuvres, and also command of Milford Flotilla.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/141.}} f. 365.</ref> | ||
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+ | Addison was appointed to {{UK-Mercury}} and for command of the [[Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla]] on 20 November, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 344}} Promotion to the rank of {{CommRN}} followed swiftly on 31 December, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 2}} | ||
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+ | Addison married Mary H. Kellett on 15 August, 1908.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> | ||
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+ | Addison was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Great War== | ||
+ | In February 1915, Addison was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}}. In September, he became Captain of the {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}}. | ||
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+ | Addison directed the ''Dartmouth'' in action against Austro-Hungarian cruiser forces on December 29, 1915.{{UKNavalOpsIV|pp. 106-118}} | ||
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+ | On 14 August, 1917, he was appointed in command of {{UK-1Maidstone}}, becoming Captain (S) of the {{UK-SF|9}}. He would retain this post through the end of the war.{{NLFeb19|p. 839}} | ||
==Post-war== | ==Post-war== | ||
− | In January 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lion|f=t}}, relieving [[Wilfred | + | In January 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lion|f=t}}, relieving [[Wilfred Tomkinson]]. On 15 April, he became [[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Director of Torpedoes and Mining]]. |
− | In 1922, he succeeded [[John Saumarez Dumaresq]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding H.M. Australian Fleet. | + | In 1922, he succeeded [[John Saumarez Dumaresq]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding H.M. Australian Fleet. |
− | + | On 2 November, 1923 Addison was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref> | |
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+ | Addison was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 28 February, 1929 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 March, though he would remain in his role as [[Director of Dockyards and Repair (Royal Navy)|Director of Dockyards and Repair]] until being superseded by Vice-Admiral [[Cecil Ponsonby Talbot|Cecil P. Talbot]] on 1 May, 1937.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref> | ||
− | + | Addison was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 31 December, 1932.<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref> | |
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− | == | + | ==See Also== |
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Addison}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
− | {{ | + | <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} |
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee|Charles L. Vaughan-Lee]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 71 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 71]]'''<br>8 Jul, 1896<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> – 18 Aug, 1896|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Rawdon Napier|William R. Napier]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 110 (1902)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 110]]'''<br>21 Jul, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref><ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> – 20 Aug, 1903<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Charles Candy|Geoffrey C. Candy]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Luscombe Attenborough|Frederick L. Attenborough]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hazard (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hazard'']]'''<br>12 Nov, 1906{{NLJan07|p. 325}} – 20 Nov, 1907<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Algernon Henry Chester Candy|Algernon H. C. Candy]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Warren Johnson|Robert W. Johnson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Forth (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Forth'']]'''<br>5 Jan, 1909{{NLJul09|p. 318}} – 1909|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Algernon Henry Chester Candy|Algernon H. C. Candy]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Brandt|Frank Brandt]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bonaventure (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bonaventure'']]'''<br>17 Nov, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 286}} – 1910|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frank Brandt|Frank Brandt]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Brandt|Frank Brandt]]'''<br><small>as '''In Command, Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla'''</small>|'''[[Second Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla]]'''<br>17 Nov, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 286}} – 1910|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wilfred Tomkinson|Wilfred Tomkinson]]'''<br><small>as '''In Command, Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla'''</small>}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Kipling Waistell|Arthur K. Waistell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Carysfort (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Carysfort'']]'''<br>9 Feb, 1915<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> – Aug, 1915<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles John Wintour|Charles J. Wintour]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Judge D'Arcy|Judge D'Arcy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Dartmouth (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dartmouth'']]'''<br>9 Sep, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 393''n''}}<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> – 30 Jun, 1917<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Willes Webley Hope|Herbert W. W. Hope]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Kipling Waistell|Arthur K. Waistell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Maidstone (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Maidstone'']]'''<br>18 Sep, 1917<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> – 1 Mar, 1919<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Algernon Henry Chester Candy|Algernon H. C. Candy]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Phillips Hughes|Henry P. Hughes]]'''<br><small>as '''Lieutenant-Commander (S), Ninth Submarine Flotilla'''</small>|'''[[Ninth Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (S), Ninth Submarine Flotilla]]'''<br>18 Sep, 1917<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> – 1 Mar, 1919<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wilfred Tomkinson|Wilfred Tomkinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lion'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1920{{NLApr20|pp. 800-1}}<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> – Mar, 1920<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Isham Worsley Gibson|Isham W. Gibson]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Laurence Field|Frederick L. Field]]'''|'''[[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Director of Torpedoes and Mining]]'''<br>15 Apr, 1920<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 15 April, 1920. Issue '''42385''', col A, p. 6.</ref><ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> – 1 Mar, 1922<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson|Leonard A. B. Donaldson]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Saumarez Dumaresq|John S. Dumaresq]]'''|'''[[Australian Station|Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1922<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref> – 24 Aug, 1924<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Saumarez Dumaresq|John S. Dumaresq]]'''|'''[[Royal Australian Navy|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Royal Australian Navy Squadron]]'''<br>Apr, 1922{{MackieRNSA}} – Apr, 1924{{MackieRNSA}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Erskine Wardle|Thomas E. Wardle]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Claude Lionel Cumberlege|Claude L. Cumberlege]]'''|'''[[H.M.A.S. Melbourne (1912)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Melbourne'']]'''<br>29 Apr, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 901}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Clinton Francis Samuel Danby|Clinton F. S. Danby]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Mediterranean Station|Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean]]'''<br>1 Sep, 1924<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref> – 1 Aug, 1926<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Meade|Herbert Meade]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Brian Herbert Fairbairn Barttelot|Brian H. F. Barttelot]]'''|'''[[Director of Dockyards and Repair (Royal Navy)|Director of Dockyards and Repair]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1928<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref> – 1 May, 1937<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Ponsonby Talbot|Sir Cecil P. Talbot]]'''<br><small>as '''Director of Dockyards'''</small>}} | ||
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+ | ==Footnotes== | ||
+ | {{reflist}} | ||
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+ | {{CatBritannia|July, 1889}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Portsmouth Grammar School]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 6 April 2022
Admiral SIR Albert Percy Addison, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (8 November, 1875 – 13 November, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Addison was born in Portsmouth on 8 November, 1875.[1]
Addison was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 71 in July, 1896 for manoeuvres.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 June, 1897.[3]
He was given command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 110 on 21 July, 1903, for manoeuvres, and also command of Milford Flotilla.[4]
Addison was appointed to Mercury and for command of the Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla on 20 November, 1907.[5] Promotion to the rank of Commander followed swiftly on 31 December, 1907.[6]
Addison married Mary H. Kellett on 15 August, 1908.[7]
Addison was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[8]
Great War
In February 1915, Addison was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort. In September, he became Captain of the light cruiser Dartmouth.
Addison directed the Dartmouth in action against Austro-Hungarian cruiser forces on December 29, 1915.[9]
On 14 August, 1917, he was appointed in command of Maidstone, becoming Captain (S) of the Ninth Submarine Flotilla. He would retain this post through the end of the war.[10]
Post-war
In January 1920, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Lion, relieving Wilfred Tomkinson. On 15 April, he became Director of Torpedoes and Mining.
In 1922, he succeeded John Saumarez Dumaresq as Rear-Admiral Commanding H.M. Australian Fleet.
On 2 November, 1923 Addison was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral.[11]
Addison was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 28 February, 1929 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 March, though he would remain in his role as Director of Dockyards and Repair until being superseded by Vice-Admiral Cecil P. Talbot on 1 May, 1937.[12]
Addison was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 31 December, 1932.[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141 f. 365.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141. f. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. IV. pp. 106-118.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 839.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 325.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 318.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 286.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393n.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1920). pp. 800-1.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 April, 1920. Issue 42385, col A, p. 6.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 901.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.