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==Flag Rank==
==Flag Rank==
Barlow was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 1 September, 1902, vice [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont|Beaumont]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27473/pages/5889 no. 27473.  p. 5889.]  12 September, 1902.</ref>
Barlow succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]] as Second-in-Command of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] on 9 May, 1904, hoisting his Flag in the [[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)|''Royal Oak'']] at Devonport.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 10 May, 1904.  Issue '''37390''', col C, p. 11.</ref>
Barlow succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]] as Second-in-Command of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] on 9 May, 1904, hoisting his Flag in the [[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)|''Royal Oak'']] at Devonport.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 10 May, 1904.  Issue '''37390''', col C, p. 11.</ref>


He was relieved by Vice-Admiral [[Arthur William Moore|Sir Arthur W. Moore]] on 9 May, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 April, 1905.  Issue '''37691''', col B, p. 8.</ref>  On 1 April, 1906, he was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] in succession to Vice-Admiral [[William Hannam Henderson|William H. Henderson]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 March, 1906.  Issue '''37963''', col A, p. 10.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 November, vice [[Gerald Charles Langley|Langley]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27971/pages/8300 no. 27971.  p. 8300.]  27 November, 1906.</ref>
He was relieved by Vice-Admiral [[Arthur William Moore|Sir Arthur W. Moore]] on 9 May, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 April, 1905.  Issue '''37691''', col B, p. 8.</ref>  On 1 April, 1906, he was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] in succession to Vice-Admiral [[William Hannam Henderson|William H. Henderson]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 March, 1906.  Issue '''37963''', col A, p. 10.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 November, vice [[Gerald Charles Langley|Langley]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27971/pages/8300 no. 27971.  p. 8300.]  27 November, 1906.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 10 February, 1911, vice [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Beresford]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28464/pages/1042 no. 28464.  p. 1042.]  10 February, 1911.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 19 July.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28515/pages/5432 no. 28515.  p. 5432.]  21 July, 1911.</ref>
He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 10 February, 1911, vice [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Beresford]].<ref>''The  London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28464/pages/1042 no. 28464.  p. 1042.]  10 February, 1911.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 19 July.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28515/pages/5432 no. 28515.  p. 5432.]  21 July, 1911.</ref>


==Great War==
==Great War==

Revision as of 08:42, 4 September 2012

Charles James Barlow as Captain of H.M.S. Magnificent in 1896.
Photograph: Navy & Army Illustrated.

Admiral Charles James Barlow, D.S.O., Royal Navy (11 August, 1848 – 25 August, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Barlow was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 3 September, 1872.[1]

Barlow was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1884.[2]

For operations in Burma Barlow was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 13 January, 1887.[3]

Barlow was appointed in command of H.M.S. Mercury on 18 February, 1890.[4]

He commissioned the new battleship Magnificent at Chatham on 12 December, 1895.[5][6]

Flag Rank

Barlow was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 1 September, 1902, vice Beaumont.[7]

Barlow succeeded Rear-Admiral Edmund S. Poë as Second-in-Command of the Home Fleet on 9 May, 1904, hoisting his Flag in the Royal Oak at Devonport.[8]

He was relieved by Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur W. Moore on 9 May, 1905.[9] On 1 April, 1906, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard in succession to Vice-Admiral William H. Henderson.[10] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 November, vice Langley.[11]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 10 February, 1911, vice Beresford.[12] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 19 July.[13]

Great War

On 7 November, 1914, Barlow was granted a temporary Commission as Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve.[14]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 23893. p. 3923. 6 September, 1872.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25372. p. 3009. 1 July, 1884.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25664. p. 221. 14 January, 1887.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 4 February, 1890. Issue 32926, col E, p. 6.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 2 December, 1895. Issue 34749, col B, p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 December, 1895. Issue 34759, col B, p. 7.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27473. p. 5889. 12 September, 1902.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 10 May, 1904. Issue 37390, col C, p. 11.
  9. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 April, 1905. Issue 37691, col B, p. 8.
  10. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 March, 1906. Issue 37963, col A, p. 10.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27971. p. 8300. 27 November, 1906.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28464. p. 1042. 10 February, 1911.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28515. p. 5432. 21 July, 1911.
  14. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28969. p. 9130. 10 November, 1914.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Barlow" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 26 August, 1921. Issue 42829, col F, pg. 14.

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Burges Watson 		Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard
1899 – 1902 		Succeeded by
Gerald W. Russell
Preceded by
William H. Henderson 		Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard
1906 – 1908 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Cross

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