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Stileman was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632. p. 25.] 1 January, 1904.</ref> | Stileman was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632. p. 25.] 1 January, 1904.</ref> | ||
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Majestic|f=t}} some time in 1907,{{MackieRNW}} and then of the {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh|f=t}} on 9 January, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 305.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Majestic|f=t}} some time in 1907,{{MackieRNW}} and then of the {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh|f=t}} on 9 January, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 305.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 21 October 2012
Rear-Admiral SIR Harry Hampson Stileman, K.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (9 August, 1860 – 28 October, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Stileman was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1898.[1]
Stileman was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1903.[2]
In February 1905, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Vindictive.[3]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Majestic some time in 1907,[4] and then of the armoured cruiser Duke of Edinburgh on 9 January, 1908.[5]
Great War
Stileman was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 November, 1914.[6]
On 1 January, 1920, Stileman was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.).[7]
Stileman died after a fall on 28 October, 1938.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 305.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28984. p. 9690. 24 November, 1914.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31712. p. 6. 1 January, 1920.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 31 October, 1938. Issue 48139, col B, p. 1.
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral Sir Harry Stileman" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 31 October, 1938. Issue 48139, col B, pg. 16.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
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