Cecil Foley Lambert
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Admiral SIR Cecil Foley Lambert, K.C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (28 May, 1864 – 30 April, 1928) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Lambert placed twenty-first out of the successful batch of forty-six.[1]
Lambert entered the training ship Britannia on 15 July, 1877.
He was appointed to Sapphire II as Captain (D) on 30 June, 1905.[2]
Lambert was appointed to H.M.S. Hibernia in command on 2 January, 1907.
On 25 March, 1911, Lambert was appointed Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord.[3]
Lambert was appointed to succeed Hayes-Sadler on 24 February.[4]
Lambert was promoted to Admiral on the Retired List on 1 March, 1926.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, pg. 14.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 July, 1905. Issue 37752, col D, pg. 9.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 March, 1911. Issue 39531, col E, pg. 4.
- ↑ Newbolt. Naval Operations. V. p. 298.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir C. F. Lambert" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 1 March, 1928. Issue 44830, col C, pg. 16.
- Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Categories:
- 1864 births
- 1928 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1877
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Hibernia (1905)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Argyll (1904)
- Naval Assistants to the Second Sea Lord
- Commodores (T), First Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Fourth Sea Lords
- Commodores of the First Class Commanding, Second Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Ægean Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
