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Percy Addison

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He became Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Fleet between 30 April 1922 and 30 April 1924. He was promoted to rear admiral on 2 November 1923. After his appointment with the Australian Fleet ceased, he commanded the Destroyer Flotilla of the
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on 22 June 1897. He received specialised training in torpedoes, and was posted as a lieutenant (T) to the
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as an authority on submarines, and his knowledge of that class of ship was used extensively.
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After retiring on 1 March 1929, he was recalled in September 1939 at the outbreak of the
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after the engagement but he successfully brought his ship safely into port.
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Joining the Royal Navy on 15 July 1889 as a naval cadet, he was promoted to
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Obituary, The Times, Saturday, 15 November 1952; p. 8; Issue 52470; col E
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which had attacked the Allied drifter line on 14 May 1917. HMS
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Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Fleet
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Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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During the 785:Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron 378:Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d'honneur 210:Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d'honneur 723:Fleet Commanders of the Royal Australian Navy 707: 867:Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet 730:Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet 672:Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet 537:(Supplement). 28 August 1917. p. 8985. 714: 700: 35: 301:on 15 January 1901, as she served on the 604:(Supplement). 2 June 1931. p. 3629. 594: 584:(Supplement). 30 May 1924. p. 4408. 574: 527: 507: 472: 452: 1144: 406:Director of Dockyards to the Admiralty 695: 493:"Naval & Military intelligence". 547: 342:was torpedoed on 15 May 1917 by the 1192:Royal Navy admirals of World War II 1172:Companions of the Order of the Bath 13: 1197:Military personnel from Portsmouth 1187:Royal Navy officers of World War I 647:Royal Navy (RN) officers 1939–1945 398:Companion of the Order of the Bath 198:Companion of the Order of the Bath 14: 1213: 640: 372:. For his war service during the 353:Later while commanding submarine 316:on 31 December 1907 and later to 41:Admiral Addison in November 1927. 775: 386:Director of Torpedoes and Mining 131:9th Submarine Flotilla (1917–19) 1167:Knights of the Legion of Honour 608: 588: 360:, he led the action which sunk 278: 568: 541: 521: 501: 486: 466: 446: 437: 404:on 3 June 1931. He became the 16:Royal Navy officer (1875–1952) 1: 621: 482:. 22 June 1897. p. 3443. 462:. 10 July 1896. p. 3978. 1022:Maritime Commander Australia 517:. 1 July 1913. p. 4640. 7: 312:, he was later promoted to 10: 1218: 1091:Commander Australian Fleet 1090: 1021: 866: 784: 773: 729: 679: 668: 659: 654: 554:U-Boat War in World War I 271:he was recognised by the 189: 175: 116: 106: 96: 84: 76: 59: 46: 34: 23: 418: 237:Sir Albert Percy Addison 225:Order of the Rising Sun 220:Military Order of Savoy 206:Mentioned in Despatches 394:Mediterranean Squadron 376:he was also appointed 287:on 14 March 1895, and 122:Mediterranean Squadron 548:Helgason, Guðmundur. 396:. He was appointed a 303:Mediterranean Station 97:Years of service 1202:People from Southsea 742:Sir William Pakenham 550:"WWI U-boats: UC-63" 400:on 3 June 1924, and 120:Destroyer Flotilla, 1157:Royal Navy admirals 907:Hastings Harrington 408:from 1928 to 1937. 305:. After service on 127:HM Australian Fleet 968:Geoffrey Gladstone 817:Richard Lane-Poole 601:The London Gazette 581:The London Gazette 534:The London Gazette 514:The London Gazette 479:The London Gazette 459:The London Gazette 1139: 1138: 1003:Geoffrey Woolrych 827:Wilfrid Patterson 752:Sir Lionel Halsey 690: 689: 680:Succeeded by 655:Military offices 336:Strait of Otranto 327:while commanding 323:He was appointed 320:on 30 June 1913. 273:British Admiralty 231: 230: 1209: 837:Victor Crutchley 822:Wilfred Custance 802:Leonard Holbrook 779: 737:Sir George Patey 716: 709: 702: 693: 692: 674: 660:Preceded by 652: 651: 635:(online edition) 629:(online edition) 615: 612: 606: 605: 592: 586: 585: 572: 566: 565: 563: 561: 545: 539: 538: 525: 519: 518: 505: 499: 498: 490: 484: 483: 470: 464: 463: 450: 444: 441: 435: 432: 413:Second World War 380:and awarded the 258: 253: 246: 184:Second World War 86: 66: 63:13 November 1952 39: 21: 20: 1217: 1216: 1212: 1211: 1210: 1208: 1207: 1206: 1142: 1141: 1140: 1135: 1131:Jonathan Earley 1086: 1052:Chris Oxenbould 1047:Donald Chalmers 1017: 951:David Stevenson 942:David Stevenson 922:Thomas Morrison 862: 859:Harold Farncomb 852:Harold Farncomb 847:Charles Nichols 780: 771: 725: 720: 686: 676: 670: 666: 643: 624: 619: 618: 613: 609: 593: 589: 573: 569: 559: 557: 546: 542: 526: 522: 506: 502: 492: 491: 487: 471: 467: 451: 447: 442: 438: 433: 426: 421: 382:Croix de guerre 281: 269:First World War 251: 244: 240: 223: 218: 215:Croix de guerre 213: 208: 204: 200: 196: 182: 180:First World War 164: 156: 148: 140: 132: 130: 125: 101: 68: 64: 51: 50:8 November 1875 42: 30: 27: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1215: 1205: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1137: 1136: 1134: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1094: 1092: 1088: 1087: 1085: 1084: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1067:Geoffrey Smith 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1032:Ian MacDougall 1029: 1028:Peter Sinclair 1025: 1023: 1019: 1018: 1016: 1015: 1013:Peter Sinclair 1010: 1005: 1000: 998:Michael Hudson 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 958:Anthony Synnot 955: 954:William Dovers 952: 949: 947:William Dovers 944: 939: 934: 929: 924: 919: 914: 909: 904: 902:Galfry Gatacre 899: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 870: 868: 864: 863: 861: 860: 857: 854: 849: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 819: 814: 812:Wilbraham Ford 809: 807:Robin Dalglish 804: 799: 794: 788: 786: 782: 781: 774: 772: 770: 769: 764: 762:Albert Addison 759: 754: 749: 747:Arthur Leveson 744: 739: 733: 731: 727: 726: 719: 718: 711: 704: 696: 688: 687: 681: 678: 667: 661: 657: 656: 650: 649: 642: 641:External links 639: 638: 637: 631: 623: 620: 617: 616: 607: 587: 567: 540: 520: 500: 485: 465: 445: 436: 423: 422: 420: 417: 285:sub-lieutenant 280: 277: 229: 228: 191: 187: 186: 177: 173: 172: 118: 114: 113: 108: 104: 103: 98: 94: 93: 88: 82: 81: 80:United Kingdom 78: 74: 73: 67:(aged 77) 61: 57: 56: 48: 44: 43: 40: 32: 31: 29:Albert Addison 28: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1214: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1168: 1165: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1149: 1147: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1121:Jonathan Mead 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1107: 1106:Steve Gilmore 1104: 1102: 1099: 1096: 1095: 1093: 1089: 1083: 1080: 1078: 1077:Rowan Moffitt 1075: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1057:Chris Ritchie 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1027: 1026: 1024: 1020: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 974: 973:Neil McDonald 971: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 953: 950: 948: 945: 943: 940: 938: 935: 933: 930: 928: 925: 923: 920: 918: 915: 913: 912:Alan McNicoll 910: 908: 905: 903: 900: 898:Henry Burrell 897: 895: 894:David Harries 892: 890: 889:Henry Burrell 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 875: 872: 871: 869: 865: 858: 855: 853: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 793: 790: 789: 787: 783: 778: 768: 767:Thomas Wardle 765: 763: 760: 758: 757:John Dumaresq 755: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 734: 732: 728: 724: 717: 712: 710: 705: 703: 698: 697: 694: 685: 684:Thomas Wardle 682:Rear Admiral 675: 673: 665: 664:John Dumaresq 662:Rear Admiral 658: 653: 648: 645: 644: 636: 632: 630: 626: 625: 611: 603: 602: 597: 591: 583: 582: 577: 571: 555: 551: 544: 536: 535: 530: 524: 516: 515: 510: 504: 496: 489: 481: 480: 475: 469: 461: 460: 455: 449: 440: 431: 429: 424: 416: 414: 409: 407: 403: 399: 395: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 370:Dover Straits 367: 366:Goodwin Sands 363: 359: 358: 351: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 332: 326: 321: 319: 315: 311: 310: 304: 300: 299: 294: 290: 286: 276: 274: 270: 266: 263:. 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Southsea
New Forest
Royal Navy
Admiral
Mediterranean Squadron
HM Australian Fleet
HMS Maidstone
HMS E52
HMS Dartmouth
HMS Bonaventure
HMS Hazard
First World War
Second World War
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Mentioned in Despatches
Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d'honneur
Croix de guerre
Military Order of Savoy
Order of the Rising Sun
Admiral
KBE
CB
CMG
Royal Navy
Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Fleet
First World War
British Admiralty

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