Arthur Knyvet Wilson R.N.
Arthur Knyvet Wilson R.N.
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Arthur Knyvet Wilson R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Rear-Admiral George Knyvett Wilson |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
4 March 1842 | | Born (Swaffham, Norfolk) |
28 February 1884 | | At the Battle of El-Teb (Sudan campaign), while on the staff of Rear-Admiral Sir William Nathan Wrighte Hewett, engaged the enemy in single combat and was subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross |
1902 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
1903 | | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) |
1905 | | G.C.V.O. (Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order) |
1912 | | O.M. (Order of Merit) |
25 May 1921 | | Died (Swaffham, Norfolk) |
Wikipedia |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
1855 | Entered Navy |
11 December 1861 | Lieutenant |
18 September 1872 | Commander |
20 April 1880 | Captain |
20 June 1895 | Rear-Admiral |
28 March 1901 | Vice-Admiral |
24 February 1905 | Admiral |
1 March 1907 | Admiral of the Fleet |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
14 June 1855 | 3 March 1856 | Naval cadet in Algiers, commanded by Captain Charles Talbot, Black Sea during the Russian War |
4 March 1856 | 16 April 1856 | Naval cadet in Rodney, commanded by Captain George Knyvett Wilson, bringing home troops after the Russian War |
17 April 1856 | 14 September 1856 | Naval cadet in Colossus, commanded by Captain Thomas Sparke Thompson, particular service |
15 September 1856 | 8 May 1857 | Naval cadet in Raleigh, commanded by Henry Keppel, en route to the East Indies and China until wrecked near Macaw when the ship struck an uncharted rock; all saved |
9 May 1857 | 12 June 1857 | Naval cadet in Calcutta, commanded by Captain William King Hall, East Indies |
13 June 1857 | 5 August 1859 | Midshipman in Calcutta, commanded by Captain William King Hall, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) |
6 August 1859 | 6 October 1859 | Midshipman in Impregnable, commanded by Captain William Houston Stewart, Plymouth |
7 October 1859 | 3 March 1861 | Midshipman in Topaze, commanded by Captain Hon. John Welbore Sunderland Spencer, Pacific |
4 March 1861 | 6 November 1861 | Acting sub-lieutenant in Topaze, commanded by Captain Hon. John Welbore Sunderland Spencer, Pacific |
7 November 1861 | 10 December 1861 | Acting Lieutenant in Topaze, commanded by Captain Hon. John Welbore Sunderland Spencer, Pacific |
11 December 1861 | 31 December 1863 | Lieutenant in Topaze, commanded by Captain Hon. John Welbore Sunderland Spencer, Pacific |
10 March 1864 | 2 April 1866 | Lieutenant in Gladiator, commanded by Captain Francis Henry Shortt then Captain Elphinstone D'Oyly D'Auvergne Aplin, particular service |
3 April 1866 | 5 April 1867 | Additional lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Astley Cooper Key then Captain Arthur William Acland Hood, gunnery ship, Portsmouth, for study |
6 April 1867 | 7 December 1868 | Lieutenant in Rodney, commanded by Captain Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage, China, lent as an instructor to the Japanese Navy |
1 January 1869 | 10 August 1869 | Lieutenant in Britannia, commanded by Captain John Corbett, training ship for Naval Cadets, Dartmouth |
11 August 1869 | 21 January 1870 | Lieutenant in Britannia, commanded by Captain John Corbett, training ship for Naval Cadets, Dartmouth |
22 January 1870 | 22 October 1870 | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Henry Boys, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
23 October 1870 | 24 September 1872 | Lieutenant in Caledonia, commanded by Captain Thomas Cochran then Captain Chandos Scudamore Scudamore Stanhope then Captain Charles Pringle, Mediterranean |
16 October 1872 | 15 October 1873 | Lieutenant in Narcissus, commanded by Captain John Ommanney Hopkins, 1873 Flying squadron |
9 December 1873 | 12 January 1874 | additional Commander in Pembroke, commanded by Captain Charles Murray-Aynsley, reserve ship, Chatham, for service in Raleigh |
13 January 1874 | 28 February 1876 | Commander (2ic) in Raleigh, commanded by Captain George Tryon, 1875 Detached squadron, then in attendance on the Prince of Wales during his tour in India, then the Mediterranean |
29 February 1876 | 25 April 1876 | Additinal commander in Excellent, commanded by Captain Thomas Brandreth, gunnery ship, Portsmouth, for service in Vernon |
26 April 1876 | 19 April 1880 | Commander (2ic) in Vernon, commanded by Captain William Elrington Gordon, torpedo school, Portmouth |
(5 March 1881) | 30 July 1884 | Captain in Hecla, Mediterranean, including Sudan campaign |
24 April 1885 | 2 March 1887 | Captain in Raleigh, flagship of Rear-Admiral Walter James Hunt-Grubbe, Cape of Good Hope |
7 March 1887 | 6 July 1887 | Assistant Director of Torpedoes |
7 July 1887 | 31 August 1887 | Captain in Imperieuse |
1 September 1887 | 31 December 1888 | Assistant Director of Torpedoes |
1888 | 1892 | Captain in Vernon, torpedo school, Portsmouth |
1892 | 1895 | Naval aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria |
1892 | | Captain in Sanspareil, Mediterranean |
23 August 1897 | 15 April 1901 | Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty (Third Sea Lord and Comptroller) |
1901 | 1903 | Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron |
1903 | 1904 | Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet |
1904 | 1905 | Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet |
25 January 1910 | 4 December 1911 | Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty (First Sea Lord) |