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− | '''Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | [[File:HMS Magnificent officers c1905.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Curteis as a Midshipman with officers in {{UK-Magnificent|f=p}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] |
+ | {{ViceRN}} {{SIR}} '''Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis''', K.C.B., R.N. (13 January, 1887 – 27 November, 1961) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Curteis was born the son of the Reverend T. S. Curteis of The Rectory in Sevenoaks. He left the {{UK-1Britannia|f=tp}} and was appointed to the {{UK-Magnificent|f=t}} of the [[Channel Squadron]] on 15 May 1903 as a Naval Cadet with one and a half months' seniority. He was promoted to the rank of {{MidRN}} on 30 July and served in ''Magnificent'' until being appointed to {{UK-Victorious}} on 2 February, 1904. | |
− | Curteis was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Curteis was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1909.{{NLMar13|p. 19}} |
− | Curteis was | + | ==Great War== |
+ | Curteis was loaned from service in the Royal Naval Barracks at Portsmouth to participate in the Test Mobilisation in the {{UK-Topaze|f=t}}. He remained in her until being appointed to the {{UK-Manly|f=t}} on 10 November, to be First Lieutenant upon her commissioning. Curteis married Essex Helen Morrall in Wimbledon on 20 March, 1915.<ref>Curteis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref> | ||
− | + | On 24 July, 1915, he was appointed to his first command, the {{UK-Lively|f=c}}. On 29 March, 1916 he was appointed from ''Lively'' for command of the {{UK-Onslow}}.<ref>Curteis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref> | |
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− | == | + | Curteis missed his chance to participate in the [[Battle of Jutland]] when he was superseded in command of {{UK-Onslow}} by [[John Cronyn Tovey]] on 7 May, 1916. |
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− | {{ | + | Curteis was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1917.{{NLJan21|p. 28}} |
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+ | ==Post-War== | ||
+ | Curteis was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1921.<ref>Curteis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref> | ||
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+ | Curteis was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1926.<ref>Curteis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref> | ||
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+ | Curteis was appointed in command of the {{UK-Castor|f=t}} in October, 1927. | ||
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+ | Curteis was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 August, 1938.<ref>Curteis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref> | ||
− | == | + | ==World War II== |
− | {{ | + | On 22 June, 1941, he was remarried, to Emily Freda Morrall, the sister of his first wife who died the previous year.<ref>Curteis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref> |
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− | == | + | ==See Also== |
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+ | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Alban+Thomas+Buckley+Curteis Service Records] | ||
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alban_Curteis}} | ||
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Vice-Admiral SIR Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis, K.C.B., R.N. (13 January, 1887 – 27 November, 1961) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Curteis was born the son of the Reverend T. S. Curteis of The Rectory in Sevenoaks. He left the training ship H.M.S. Britannia and was appointed to the battleship Magnificent of the Channel Squadron on 15 May 1903 as a Naval Cadet with one and a half months' seniority. He was promoted to the rank of Midshipman on 30 July and served in Magnificent until being appointed to Victorious on 2 February, 1904.
Curteis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.[1]
Great War
Curteis was loaned from service in the Royal Naval Barracks at Portsmouth to participate in the Test Mobilisation in the third class protected cruiser Topaze. He remained in her until being appointed to the destroyer Manly on 10 November, to be First Lieutenant upon her commissioning. Curteis married Essex Helen Morrall in Wimbledon on 20 March, 1915.[2]
On 24 July, 1915, he was appointed to his first command, the "B" Class destroyer Lively. On 29 March, 1916 he was appointed from Lively for command of the Onslow.[3]
Curteis missed his chance to participate in the Battle of Jutland when he was superseded in command of Onslow by John Cronyn Tovey on 7 May, 1916.
Curteis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1917.[4]
Post-War
Curteis was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1921.[5]
Curteis was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1926.[6]
Curteis was appointed in command of the light cruiser Castor in October, 1927.
Curteis was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 August, 1938.[7]
World War II
On 22 June, 1941, he was remarried, to Emily Freda Morrall, the sister of his first wife who died the previous year.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 19.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 28.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395n.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398o.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 890.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 280.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13. Day of year inferred, as it is not specified.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13. Date inferred from Holbrook Service Record and cancelled appointment.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 231.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 255.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.