Berwick Curtis

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Vice-Admiral Berwick Curtis, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Navy (9 October, 1876 – 9 May, 1965) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Curtis was appointed in command of the destroyer Ardent on 28 August, 1909.[1]

As a Commander, Curtis was appointed in command of the destroyers Desperate and Derwent on 5 July, 1913.[2]

Curtis appointed in command of the flotilla leader Abdiel on 3 February, 1916 through the end of the war,[3] commanding her at the Battle of Jutland.[4]

He was Captain (D) of the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla during Operation ZZ.

He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[5]

Curtis was appointed in command of the depot ship Columbine on 20 November, 1919,[6] though the ship would be sold in the coming year.

He was appointed in command of Emperor of India in October, 1925.[7]

Rear-Admiral in Charge and Admiral-Superintendent of Gibraltar Dockyard, 1929-1931.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 11 May, 1965. Issue 56318, col E, pg. 14.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert G. D. Dewar
Captain of H.M.S. Hornet
11 Jul, 1905[8]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur M. Stancomb
Captain of H.M.S. Ardent
28 Aug, 1909[9]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Claude L. Cumberlege
Captain of H.M.S. Kale
23 Aug, 1912[10]
Succeeded by
Berwick Curtis
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Derwent
5 Jul, 1913[11]
Succeeded by
William H. S. S. Thomson
Preceded by
Berwick Curtis
Captain of H.M.S. Kale
Jun, 1914[12]
Succeeded by
Henry Haire-Forster
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Abdiel
3 Feb, 1916[13]
Succeeded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith
Preceded by
Apsley D. M. Cherry
Captain of H.M.S. Columbine
20 Nov, 1919[14]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frederick P. Loder-Symonds
Captain of H.M.S. Emperor of India
Oct, 1925[15]
Succeeded by
Cecil H. Pilcher

 

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 279.
  2. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 300c.
  3. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 721.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
  5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 749.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 328.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 279.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 335.
  11. The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
  12. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395f.
  13. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 721.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 749.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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