Charles Edward Le Mesurier
Captain Charles Edward Le Mesurier, C.B., Royal Navy (2 August, 1869 – 10 November, 1917) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Le Mesurier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 November, 1890.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1902.[2]
Le Mesurier was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1908.[3]
In April 1910, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Theseus.[4]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Jupiter in July, 1914.[5]
Great War
He was appointed command of the battleship Cornwallis on 16 September, 1914.[6]
On 15 May 1915, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calliope as Commodore commanding the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron.[7]
At the Battle of Jutland, he commanded the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron from light cruiser Calliope, and apparently had someone take a photograph of Invincible.[8]
On 15 September 1916 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.) dated 31 May.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26114. p. 6990. 12 December, 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 298.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1915) p. 6.
- ↑ Letter from his unidentified nephew to Hubert Dannreuther dated 24 July 1918 at the Caird Library, DAN/646.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
Bibliography
- Bachrach, Harriet. Ed. (2006). Jutland Letters, June-October, 1916: Affectionate Letters from a Royal Navy Commodore to his Beloved Wife. Salisbury: Wessex Books. ISBN 1903035260.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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| Preceded by New Command |
Commodore Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron 1915 – 1917 |
Succeeded by Rudolf W. Bentinck
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