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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983. p. 3984.] 1 July, 1898.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983. p. 3984.] 1 July, 1898.</ref> | ||
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| + | Langford Clarke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27691/pages/4182 no. 27691. p. 4182.] 1 July, 1904.</ref> | ||
Langford Clarke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 July, 1915, vice [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Yelverton]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29236/pages/7075 no. 29236. p. 7075.] 20 July, 1915.</ref> | Langford Clarke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 July, 1915, vice [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Yelverton]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29236/pages/7075 no. 29236. p. 7075.] 20 July, 1915.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 14 March 2011
Admiral Henry James Langford Clarke, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (1 January, 1866 – 28 March, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[1]
Captain
Langford Clarke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[2]
Langford Clarke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 July, 1915, vice Yelverton.[3]
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919.[4]
Langford Clarke died at a nursing home in Hove on 28 March, 1944 at the age of seventy-nine.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7075. 20 July, 1915.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
