Hugh Schomberg Currey
Rear-Admiral (retired) Hugh Schomberg Currey, D.S.O., R.N. (11 November, 1876 – 12 August, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. Currey of the 4th Dragoon Guards was born in Penge, Beckenham, Kent.[1]
Currey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1899.[2]
Currey was appointed to the armoured cruiser Aboukir of the Third Cruiser Squadron, then operating in the Mediterranean, as Lieutenant (T) on 1 March, 1907.[3]
Currey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.[4]
He was appointed to the Formidable, then part of the Second Fleet, as executive officer on 2 January, 1912.[5]
Currey was appointed to the dreadnought H.M.S. Marlborough as executive officer on 30 May, 1914.[6] He served in her in this capacity at the Battle of Jutland. Burney cited his "untiring energy and skilful work" in helping to save the ship after being torpedoed.
Currey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1916.[7]
In 1918, Currey married Cecil, the only child of Lieutenant Reginald Baldwin Fulford, R.N..[8]
Currey was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cairo on 15 March, 1921. He left this when she paid off in August, 1922. On 15 December, 1922 he was placed on the Retired List. He was subsequently promoted the rank of Rear-Admiral on 12 February, 1928.[9]
He died at age 78 at his his home at Brockenhurst. He was survived by Cecil and a daughter.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Walter Hose |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 55 15 Jun, 1897[11][12] – 9 Jul, 1897[13] |
Succeeded by Arthur W. Tomlinson |
| Preceded by Lionel G. Preston |
Captain of H.M.S. Lupin 1 Feb, 1917[14][15] – 8 Nov, 1918[16] |
Succeeded by Richard J. R. Scott |
| Preceded by Edward C. Villiers |
Captain of H.M.S. Actæon 11 Feb, 1919[17][18] – 11 Feb, 1921[19] |
Succeeded by Stanley L. Willis |
| Preceded by Aubrey Lambert |
Captain of H.M.S. Cairo 15 Mar, 1921[20] – Aug, 1922[21] |
Succeeded by Arthur H. Walker |
Footnotes
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 355.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
- ↑ Obituary. The Times, 16 August, 1955, p. 11.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
- ↑ Obituary. The Times, 16 August, 1955, p. 11.
- ↑ "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395h.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 722.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/305. f. 308.
