Difference between revisions of "Philip Acheson Warre"
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| − | {{CommRN}} '''Philip Acheson Warre''', O.B.E., R.N. (30 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Philip Acheson Warre''', O.B.E., R.N. (30 October, 1885 – 15 August, 1949) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Warre was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB26|f=t}} on 1 November, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 399}} | + | Warre was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB26|f=t}} on 1 November, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 399}} He was reappointed in that role and an inspection in 1907 stated that the condition of the vessel "reflect[ed] great credit" upon him. Warre was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 76''a''}}<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> It was to prove his only seagoing command, as his talents were to be focused on signaling. |
| − | Warre | + | Warre left ''T.B. 026'' in June of 1908 for a half-year stint in the {{UK-Indomitable|f=pt}} before going to Portsmouth for a special course in signals on 29 January, 1909.<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> |
| − | + | Warre served as Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Slade from 3 March, 1909 to 5 February, 1912, first in the {{UK-Hyacinth|f=t}} and then from the {{UK-Highflyer}} from May, 1911.<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> | |
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| + | After serving in {{UK-Aboukir}} for the annual manoeuvres of 1912, Warre was appointed to the {{UK-Bellerophon|f=t}} on the {{UK-BS|1}} on 8 August, staying with her until being appointed to a Long Signal Course at Portsmouth on 1 February, 1913.{{NLMar13|p. 393''a''}} He was passed as Lieutenant (S) on 4 July, 1913.<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> | ||
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
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On 1 October, 1918, he was appointed to {{UK-Barham}} as Flag Lieutenant-Commander (S) to Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Leveson]] of the {{UK-BS|5}}.{{NLJan19|p. 737}} | On 1 October, 1918, he was appointed to {{UK-Barham}} as Flag Lieutenant-Commander (S) to Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Leveson]] of the {{UK-BS|5}}.{{NLJan19|p. 737}} | ||
==Post-war== | ==Post-war== | ||
| − | Warre was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Warre was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on 29 April, 1920 and promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Warre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604582}} f. 259.</ref> |
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He was called back into service for the Second World War. | He was called back into service for the Second World War. | ||
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{{CatCommander|UK}} | {{CatCommander|UK}} | ||
{{CatSignalOfficer|UK}} | {{CatSignalOfficer|UK}} | ||
{{CatBritannia|May, 1902}} | {{CatBritannia|May, 1902}} | ||
Revision as of 02:11, 12 February 2016
Commander Philip Acheson Warre, O.B.E., R.N. (30 October, 1885 – 15 August, 1949) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Warre was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 26 on 1 November, 1906.[1] He was reappointed in that role and an inspection in 1907 stated that the condition of the vessel "reflect[ed] great credit" upon him. Warre was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908.[2][3] It was to prove his only seagoing command, as his talents were to be focused on signaling.
Warre left T.B. 026 in June of 1908 for a half-year stint in the battlecruiser H.M.S. Indomitable before going to Portsmouth for a special course in signals on 29 January, 1909.[4]
Warre served as Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Slade from 3 March, 1909 to 5 February, 1912, first in the second class protected cruiser Hyacinth and then from the Highflyer from May, 1911.[5]
After serving in Aboukir for the annual manoeuvres of 1912, Warre was appointed to the battleship Bellerophon on the First Battle Squadron on 8 August, staying with her until being appointed to a Long Signal Course at Portsmouth on 1 February, 1913.[6] He was passed as Lieutenant (S) on 4 July, 1913.[7]
Great War
On 1 August, 1914, he was appointed to the armoured cruiser Drake as Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral William L. Grant who was in command of the Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron.[8]
On 24 October, 1915, he was appointed to Minotaur as Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Herbert L. Heath of the Seventh Cruiser Squadron, remaining with him as it was redesignated the Second Cruiser Squadron[9] and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916.[10]
On 1 October, 1918, he was appointed to Barham as Flag Lieutenant-Commander (S) to Vice-Admiral Leveson of the Fifth Battle Squadron.[11]
Post-war
Warre was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on 29 April, 1920 and promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.[12]
World War II
He was called back into service for the Second World War.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William J. Foster |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 26 1 Nov, 1906[13] |
Succeeded by Robert F. Chisholm as Captain of H.M. T.B. 026 |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 76a.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 393a.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 76i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 737.
- ↑ Warre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
