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Admiral Sir Cecil F. Thursby, 1918.
Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1773).

Admiral SIR Cecil Fiennes Thursby, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Royal Navy (17 January, 1861 – 28 May, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Thursby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1883.[1]

On 7 July 1887, Thursby was loaned to command the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 45 for manoeuvres.[2]

Thursby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, aged thirty-four years, five months, and thirteen days.[3] He was appointed Commander of the battleship Mars on 8 June, 1897.[4]

Captain

Thursby was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1901.[5]

In 1905, he assumed command of the destroyer Encounter,[6] leaving the ship in December to become captain of the armoured cruiser King Alfred.[7]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Swiftsure on 5 August, 1908.[8]

He was appointed a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 24 June, 1910.[9]

Flag Rank

Thursby was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 July, 1911, vice Farquhar.[10]

On 29 August, 1912, he became second in command of the Third Battle Squadron, under Vice-Admiral Cecil Burney.

Great War

On 1 August, 1914, he was appointed to the Fifth Battle Squadron, again under Cecil Burney.[11]

He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1916.[12]

Thursby was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 10 April, 1917, vice Jerram.[13]

He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.[14]

Post-War

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 3 April, 1919.[15]

He was placed on the Retired list at his own request "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officers" on 7 October, 1920.[16]

He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in the County of Salop (Shropshire) on 19 October, 1923.

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Cecil Thursby" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 29 May, 1936. Issue 47387, col C, p. 19.

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock 		Rear-Admiral in the
Third Battle Squadron
1912 – 1913 		Succeeded by
Montague E. Browning

Preceded by
New Command 		Rear-Admiral Commanding,
Adriatic Squadron
1915 – 1916 		Succeeded by
Mark E. F. Kerr

Preceded by
Sir John M. de Robeck 		Vice-Admiral Commanding,
Eastern Mediterranean Squadron
1916 – 1917 		Succeeded by
Sydney R. Fremantle

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 45
7 Jul, 1887[17] – ? 		Succeeded by
Arthur D. Ricardo
Preceded by
Arthur W. E. Prothero 		Flag Captain, Plymouth Station
1 Jan, 1904[18] – ? 		Succeeded by
Montague E. Browning
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Encounter
1905[19] – ? 		Succeeded by
Henry V. W. Elliott
Preceded by
Godfrey H. B. Mundy 		Captain of H.M.S. King Alfred
Dec, 1905[20] – ? 		Succeeded by
Lewis Clinton-Baker
Preceded by
Christopher G. F. M. Cradock 		Captain of H.M.S. Swiftsure
5 Aug, 1908[21] – ? 		Succeeded by
Cyril E. Tower
Preceded by
Ernest C. T. Troubridge 		Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham
15 Feb, 1910[22] – ? 		Succeeded by
Seymour E. Erskine
Preceded by
Christopher G. F. M. Cradock 		Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Third Battle Squadron
29 Aug, 1912[Citation needed] – ? 		Succeeded by
Montague E. Browning
Preceded by
Charles H. D. of Dundas 		Rear-Admiral Second-in-Command, Seventh Battle Squadron
13 Jul, 1914[23] – 27 July, 1914[24] – ? 		Succeeded by
Command merged into Eighth Battle Squadron[25]
Preceded by
Bernard Currey 		Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Fifth Battle Squadron
1 Aug, 1914[26] – ? 		Succeeded by
Lewis Clinton-Baker
Preceded by
New Command 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Adriatic Squadron
Jun, 1915[27] – ? 		Succeeded by
Mark E. F. Kerr
Preceded by
Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe 		Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves
26 Aug, 1917[28] – ? 		Succeeded by
Dudley R. S. de Chair
Preceded by
Alexander E. Bethell 		Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station
1 Aug, 1918[29] – ? 		Succeeded by
Montague E. Browning

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25303. p. 2. 1 January, 1884.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 May, 1897. Issue 35211, col E, p. 12.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27393. p. 3. 3 January, 1902.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 380.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28388. p. 4477. (Supplement) 24 June, 1910.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28514. p. 5353. 18 July, 1911.
  11. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 6.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 83. 1 January, 1916.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30017. p. 3496. 13 April, 1917.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 79. 1 January, 1918.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31304. p. 5116. 22 April, 1919.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32081. p. 9891. 12 October, 1920.
  17. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
  18. ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1309.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 380.
  22. ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 658.
  23. ↑ "Naval Mobilization" (News). The Times. Tuesday, 14 July, 1914. Issue 40575, col G, p. 16.
  24. ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. p. 658.
  25. ↑ Naval Staff Monographs. Volume III. p. 10.
  26. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 6.
  27. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 32.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 423.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 2.

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