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Sir Charles Carter Drury
Born (1846-08-27)August 27, 1846
Died May 18, 1914(1914-05-18) (aged 67)
Place of birth Rothesay, New Brunswick
Place of death London, England
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy
Years of service 1865-1911
Rank Admiral
Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India

Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury, GCB, GCVO, KCSI (August 27, 1846 – May 18, 1914) was a Canadian Royal Navy Admiral who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.

Naval career[]

Born in Rothesay, New Brunswick, he was the son of LeBaron Drury (1813–1882), British Consul and High Sheriff of Saint John, New Brunswick, by his wife Eliza Sophia Poyntz, daughter of Colonel James Poyntz (1796–1887), of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot.

Drury joined the Royal Navy and was made a sub-lieutenant in 1865. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1868, to Commander in 1878 and to Captain in 1885.[1] Drury was appointed Commanding Officer of the battleship HMS Hood in 1895.[2]

Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1899, he went on to serve as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1902 and then Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1903.[3] He was promoted to Vice-Admiral in 1904, and became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1907 before being promoted to Admiral and becoming Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1908.[4][5] He retired in 1911.[1]

He was Aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria from 1897 to 1899. His first cousin, Major-General Charles William Drury, was the father of Lady Beaverbrook.

References[]

External links[]

  • The Dreadnought Project: C
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Day Bosanquet
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
1902–1903
Succeeded by
Sir George Atkinson-Willes
Preceded by
Sir John Fisher
Second Sea Lord
1903–1907
Succeeded by
Sir William May
Preceded by
Lord Charles Beresford
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
1907–1908
Succeeded by
Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe
Preceded by
Sir Gerard Noel
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
1908–1911
Succeeded by
Sir Richard Poore
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