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| Arthur Knyvet Wilson R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Rear-Admiral George Knyvet Wilson | |||
| 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) | ||
| 1909 | 1912 | Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty (First Sea Lord) | |
| 1912 | O.M. (Order of Merit) | ||
| 25 May 1921 | Died (Swaffham, Norfolk) | ||
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| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| 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 | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 2 March 1870 | 21 March 1870 | Lieutenant and commander in Racer, Portland, tender to Boscawen | |
| (1881) | July 1884 | Captain in Hecla, Mediterranean, including Sudan campaign | |
| 6 March 1885 | 1886 | Captain in Raleigh, flagship of Rear-Admiral Walter James Hunt-Grubbe, Cape of Good Hope | |
| 1886 | 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 | ||
| 1897 | 1901 | Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty (Third Sea Lord and Comptroller) | |
| 1901 | 1903 | Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron | |
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