Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith
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Jump to navigationJump to searchAdmiral SIR Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith, K.B.E., C.B., D.L., K.C.V.O. (22 September 1872 – 6 October 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Aubrey was born in London.
He was appointed command of the heavy cruiser Cumberland on 1 May, 1912.[1]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Drake in July 1914.[2]
On 8 November 1916, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Newcastle.[3]
He was made captain of battleship H.M.S. Ramillies on 7 May 1920.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by The Hon. Victor A. Stanley |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at St. Petersburg 7 Nov, 1908[5] |
Succeeded by Harold G. Grenfell |
| Preceded by The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 1 May, 1912[6] |
Succeeded by Cyril T. M. Fuller |
| Preceded by Henry C. R. Brocklebank |
Captain of H.M.S. Drake 15 Jul, 1914[7] |
Succeeded by William G. E. Ruck-Keene |
| Preceded by Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton |
Captain of H.M.S. Newcastle 8 Nov, 1916[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John Luce |
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow 8 Nov, 1916[9] |
Succeeded by Herbert MacI. Edwards |
| Preceded by Oliver Backhouse |
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies 9 Apr, 1920[10] |
Succeeded by Cecil D. S. Raikes |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 852.
- ↑ Possibly in The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
- ↑ Return, for the Year ended 31st March 1910, of the Army and Navy Officers Permitted, Under Rule 2 of the Regulations drawn up under Section 6 of the "Superannuation Act, 1887," to hold Civil Employment of Profit under Public Departments. pp. 28-29.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 852.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.
