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

Clarke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1887.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[2]

Captain

Clarke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[3]

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.[4]

Clarke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 July, 1915, vice Yelverton.[5] He was placed on the Retired List on 19 July.[6]

Post-War

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919,[7] and to Admiral on 1 August, 1924.[8]

Langford Clarke died at a nursing home in Hove on 28 March, 1944 at the age of seventy-nine.

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25660. p. 6612. 31 December, 1886.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 18 November, 1908. Issue 38807, col E, pg. 4.
  5. London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7075. 20 July, 1915.
  6. London Gazette: no. 29239. p. 7192. 23 July, 1915.
  7. London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
  8. London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.

Bibliography

Service Record