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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
Currey was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 9 June, 1916.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29621/supplements/5828 (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828.] 13 June, 1916.</ref> | Currey was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 9 June, 1916.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29621/supplements/5828 (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828.] 13 June, 1916.</ref> | ||
==Great War== | |||
On the outbreak of war, Currey was serving as Rear-Admiral in the [[Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fifth Battle Squadron]] of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]].<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (September, 1914). p. 6.</ref> He was ordered to haul down his flag on 9 February, 1915, and he struck his flag on 14 February. He was appointed Senior Naval Officer and in charge of all Naval Establishments at [[Gibraltar]] on 21 September, and he assumed command on 227 October.<ref>Currey Service Record. p. 36.</ref> | |||
Currey's widow, Grace Elaine, retired as trustee in charge of the Royal Sailors' Rests in March, 1958. She died on 14 February, 1969 at East Leigh House, Havant.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Monday, 17 February, 1969. Issue '''57487''', col B, pg. 16.</ref> | Currey's widow, Grace Elaine, retired as trustee in charge of the Royal Sailors' Rests in March, 1958. She died on 14 February, 1969 at East Leigh House, Havant.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Monday, 17 February, 1969. Issue '''57487''', col B, pg. 16.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 08:35, 10 November 2010
Admiral Bernard Currey, Royal Navy (11 May, 1862 – 6 June, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Currey was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 9 June, 1916.[1]
Great War
On the outbreak of war, Currey was serving as Rear-Admiral in the Fifth Battle Squadron of the Channel Fleet.[2] He was ordered to haul down his flag on 9 February, 1915, and he struck his flag on 14 February. He was appointed Senior Naval Officer and in charge of all Naval Establishments at Gibraltar on 21 September, and he assumed command on 227 October.[3]
Currey's widow, Grace Elaine, retired as trustee in charge of the Royal Sailors' Rests in March, 1958. She died on 14 February, 1969 at East Leigh House, Havant.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1914). p. 6.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. p. 36.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 17 February, 1969. Issue 57487, col B, pg. 16.
Bibliography
- "Admiral B. Currey" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 8 June, 1936. Issue 47395, col B, pg. 19.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by The Hon. Alexander E. Bethell |
Assistant Director of Torpedoes 1906 – 1908 |
Succeeded by Stuart Nicholson |
| Preceded by Reginald G. O. Tupper |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleets 1913 – 1914 |
Succeeded by Command Abolished |
Categories:
- 1862 births
- 1936 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1875
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Black Prince (1904)
- Assistant Directors of Torpedoes (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Agamemnon (1906)
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to King Edward VII
- Chiefs of the Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to King George V
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleets (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
