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'''Arthur Sydney Chambers''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} '''Arthur Sydney Chambers''', R.N., Retired (7 March, 1875 – 22 January, 1926.) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Chambers was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 August, 1896. | |||
Chambers was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | |||
Chambers was | Chambers was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 August, 1904. | ||
Chambers was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Chambers was promoted to the rank of {{ | Chambers was appointed to {{UK-1Duncan}} as first officer on 1 February, 1908. In his first ten days there, he was reported for an excessive wine bill, incurring the Admiralty's severe displeasure, but Captain [[Arthur Wartensleben Ewart|Ewart]] evaluated Chambers as a "markedly efficient executive officer who commands & leads the men well", and specifically noted that Chambers had reined in his drinking. | ||
Chambers was promoted to the rank of Acting {{CommRN}} on 5 August, 1917. | |||
Chambers was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 October, 1919. | |||
Died after suffering for two years with cirrhosis of the liver. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 16:30, 4 August 2017
Commander Arthur Sydney Chambers, R.N., Retired (7 March, 1875 – 22 January, 1926.) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Chambers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 August, 1896.
Chambers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 August, 1904.
Chambers was appointed to Duncan as first officer on 1 February, 1908. In his first ten days there, he was reported for an excessive wine bill, incurring the Admiralty's severe displeasure, but Captain Ewart evaluated Chambers as a "markedly efficient executive officer who commands & leads the men well", and specifically noted that Chambers had reined in his drinking.
Chambers was promoted to the rank of Acting Commander on 5 August, 1917.
Chambers was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 October, 1919.
Died after suffering for two years with cirrhosis of the liver.
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by William H. D. Boyle |
Captain of H.M.S. Hardy 9 Oct, 1903[1] – 27 Oct, 1904 |
Succeeded by Alfred B. Barker |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 323.
