Henry James Langford Clarke
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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
Clarke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[2]
On 2 December, 1908, Clarke was appointed to the Pembroke as Flag Captain to the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, Sir Charles C. Drury.[3]
Clarke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 July, 1915, vice Yelverton.[4]
Post-War
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919,[5] and to Admiral on 1 August, 1924.[6]
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.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 18 November, 1908. Issue 38807, col E, pg. 4.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7075. 20 July, 1915.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
