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| + | Heneage was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 2 May, 1900, for services in South Africa.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27194/pages/3249 no. 27194. p. 3249.] 22 May, 1900.</ref> | ||
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On 1 February, 1910, Heneage was appointed to the command of [[H.M.S. Andromache (1890)|H.M.S. ''Andromache'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 7 January, 1910. Issue '''39163''', col D, pg. 17.</ref> | On 1 February, 1910, Heneage was appointed to the command of [[H.M.S. Andromache (1890)|H.M.S. ''Andromache'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 7 January, 1910. Issue '''39163''', col D, pg. 17.</ref> | ||
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Admiral Algernon Walker-Heneage-Vivian, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (4 February, 1871 – 26 February, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Heneage was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 2 May, 1900, for services in South Africa.[1]
On 1 February, 1910, Heneage was appointed to the command of H.M.S. Andromache.[2]
Heneage was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 31 January, 1918.[3] On 9 March he was appointed British Senior Naval Officer, Italy.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27194. p. 3249. 22 May, 1900.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 7 January, 1910. Issue 39163, col D, pg. 17.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30522. p. 1946. 12 February, 1918.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 6.
Bibliography
- "Admiral A. Walker-Heneage-Vivian" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 27 February, 1952. Issue 52246, col E, pg. 6.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Categories:
- 1871 births
- 1952 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1884
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Iphigenia (1891)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Hyacinth (1898)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Albion (1898)
- Commodores of Eastern Mediterranean Patrols (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Ægean Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
