Albert Percy Addison
Admiral Albert Percy Addison, C.M.G., (8 November, 1875 – 13 November, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.
In February 1915, Addison was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort.[1] In September, he became Captain of the light cruiser Dartmouth.[2]
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.[3]
Post-war
In January 1920, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Lion, relieving Wilfred Tompkinson.[4] 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.[Citation needed]
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 839.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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