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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} dated 1 October, 1890.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26093/pages/5268 no. 26093.  p. 5268.]  3 October, 1890.</ref>
D'Arcy gained eight months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>
 
D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} dated 1 October, 1890.{{Gaz|26093|5268|3 October, 1890}}


He was blamed by a Court of Enquiry for the death of an A.B. in 1903 when a picket boat touched a reef.  It was found that D'Arcy was "ill advised in allowing the boat to go through the passage considering the state of the sea."<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>
He was blamed by a Court of Enquiry for the death of an A.B. in 1903 when a picket boat touched a reef.  It was found that D'Arcy was "ill advised in allowing the boat to go through the passage considering the state of the sea."<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>
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D'Arcy was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Africa}} on 10 August, 1915.  He would remain in command for over two years.
D'Arcy was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Africa}} on 10 August, 1915.  He would remain in command for over two years.


==Post-war==
==Post-War==
D'Arcy was appointed in command of training school ''Fisgard'' and as Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments on 31 December 1918.{{NLDec20|p. 774}}
D'Arcy was appointed in command of training school ''Fisgard'' and as Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments on 31 December 1918.{{NLDec20|p. 774}}


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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Herbert Morgan|Charles H. Morgan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Albion (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Albion'']]'''<br>9 Aug, 1910<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 275}} &ndash; 8 Aug, 1912<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Noel Grant|Noel Grant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Leander (1882)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Leander'']]'''<br>8 Aug, 1912<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref> &ndash; 16 Dec, 1912<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Victor Gallafent Gurner|Victor G. Gurner]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Raymond Andrew Nugent|Raymond A. Nugent]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Leander (1882)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Leander'']]'''<br>8 Aug, 1912<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref> &ndash; 16 Dec, 1912<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Victor Gallafent Gurner|Victor G. Gurner]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Gerald St. John|Francis G. St. John]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hecla'']]'''<br>18 Dec, 1912<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>{{NLMar13|p. 323}} &ndash; 10 Aug, 1913<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Ewen Cameron|John E. Cameron]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Lancelot Mawbey|Henry L. Mawbey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Dartmouth (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dartmouth'']]'''<br>10 Aug, 1913<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 393''h''}} &ndash; 30 Jun, 1915<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Percy Addison|Albert P. Addison]]'''}}
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Vice-Admiral (retired) Judge D'Arcy (31 July, 1867 – 6 April, 1927) was an officer in the Royal Navy

Life & Career

D'Arcy gained eight months' time on passing out of Britannia.[1]

D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 1 October, 1890.[2]

He was blamed by a Court of Enquiry for the death of an A.B. in 1903 when a picket boat touched a reef. It was found that D'Arcy was "ill advised in allowing the boat to go through the passage considering the state of the sea."[3]

D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1904.[4]

D'Arcy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1910.[5]

He was appointed as captain of the battleship Albion in August, 1910.

D'Arcy was appointed in command of the depot ship Hecla of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla on 18 December, 1912.[6]

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dartmouth on 10 August, 1913.[7]

Great War

D'Arcy was appointed in command of the battleship Africa on 10 August, 1915. He would remain in command for over two years.

Post-War

D'Arcy was appointed in command of training school Fisgard and as Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments on 31 December 1918.[8]

D'Arcy was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 2 May, 1921 and placed on the Retired List at his own request the next day. He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 July, 1926. He died the following April at Rushton Lodge (?) in Taunton of a pancreatic tumour and lung ailments.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles H. Morgan 		Captain of H.M.S. Albion
9 Aug, 1910[10][11] – 8 Aug, 1912[12] 		Succeeded by
Alexander P. Davidson
Preceded by
Raymond A. Nugent 		Captain of H.M.S. Leander
8 Aug, 1912[13] – 16 Dec, 1912[14] 		Succeeded by
Victor G. Gurner
Preceded by
Francis G. St. John 		Captain of H.M.S. Hecla
18 Dec, 1912[15][16] – 10 Aug, 1913[17] 		Succeeded by
John E. Cameron
Preceded by
Henry L. Mawbey 		Captain of H.M.S. Dartmouth
10 Aug, 1913[18][19] – 30 Jun, 1915[20] 		Succeeded by
Albert P. Addison
Preceded by
Herbert J. O. Millar 		Captain of H.M.S. Africa
10 Aug, 1915[21][22] – 13 Nov, 1918[23] 		Succeeded by
Ernest G. H. Du Boulay
Preceded by
Charles H. Morgan 		Captain of H.M.S. Terrible
13 Nov, 1918[24] – 31 Dec, 1918[25] 		Succeeded by
Otto H. Hawke-Genn
Preceded by
George C. Quayle 		Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Fisgard
31 Dec, 1918[26] – 12 Jan, 1921[27] 		Succeeded by
Charles P. Beaty-Pownall
Preceded by
George C. Quayle 		Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments
31 Dec, 1918[28] – 12 Jan, 1921[29] 		Succeeded by
Charles P. Beaty-Pownall

Footnotes

  1. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26093. p. 5268. 3 October, 1890.
  3. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  4. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 20.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 323.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 300b.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 774.
  9. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  10. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 275.
  12. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  13. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  14. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  15. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 323.
  17. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  18. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393h.
  20. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  21. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391c.
  23. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  24. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  25. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  26. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  27. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  28. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  29. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.

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