Percy Addison
Sir Albert Addison | |
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Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d'honneur (France) (Japan)Croix de guerre (France) Military Order of Savoy (Italy) Order of the Rising Sun |
British Admiralty as an authority on submarines, and his knowledge of that class of ship was used extensively.[2]
Joining the Royal Navy on 15 July 1889 as a naval cadet, he was promoted to
Mediterranean Station.[5] After service on HMS Mercury, he was later promoted to commander on 31 December 1907 and later to captain on 30 June 1913.[6]
He was appointed
German submarine UC-25 after the engagement but he successfully brought his ship safely into port.[7]
Later while commanding submarine
Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d'honneur and awarded the Croix de guerre. From April 1920 to March 1922 he was appointed Director of Torpedoes and Mining
.
He became Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Fleet between 30 April 1922 and 30 April 1924.Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 3 June 1931.[10] He became the Director of Dockyards to the Admiralty from 1928 to 1937.
After retiring on 1 March 1929, he was recalled in September 1939 at the outbreak of the
Second World War. He retired in April 1946, and died on 13 November 1952.[11]
Notes
- ^ a b The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) – Friday 10 February 1922. p6.
- ^ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) – Tuesday 22 April 1924. p10.
- ^ "No. 26757". The London Gazette. 10 July 1896. p. 3978.
- ^ "No. 26865". The London Gazette. 22 June 1897. p. 3443.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36347. London. 9 January 1901. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 28733". The London Gazette. 1 July 1913. p. 4640.
- ^ "No. 30258". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 August 1917. p. 8985.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC-63". U-Boat War in World War I. Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "No. 32941". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1924. p. 4408.
- ^ "No. 33722". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1931. p. 3629.
- ^ Obituary, The Times, Saturday, 15 November 1952; p. 8; Issue 52470; col E
References
- The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) – Friday 10 February 1922. p6. (online edition)
- The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) – Tuesday 22 April 1924. p10. (online edition)
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