Charles Vaughan-Lee
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Sir Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee, KBE
, CB
(born 1867- died 1928) was a senior Royal Navy
officer in the early 20th century. He served during the First World War, rising to the rank of rear-admiral
.
Vaughan-Lee was born in the English village of Measham
in 1867. By 1881 he was a naval cadet on , the Royal Navy's officer cadet training ship. In September 1882, Vaughan-Lee was appointed as a midshipman
on .
Vaughan-Lee was promoted to captain
on 30 June 1904. In June 1906, he was captain of as part of the Eastern Fleet, China Station
Cruiser Squadron.
From 1909 to 1911, he served as the captain of which was also then known as Royal Naval Training Establishment Shotley..
On 12 August 1915, Vaughan-Lee was promoted to rear-admiral
and on 8 September he was selected to be the Director of the Admiralty's Air Department
. He continued in this role until the start of 1917 when he was posted to be the Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard.
In 1917, he was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
, which represents the second highest of eight classes associated with the award. Notice of the King's permission to accept and to display this honour was duly published in the London Gazette
.
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Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(born 1867- died 1928) was a senior Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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officer in the early 20th century. He served during the First World War, rising to the rank of rear-admiral
Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)
Rear Admiral is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy. It is immediately superior to Commodore and is subordinate to Vice Admiral. It is a two-star rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-7....
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Vaughan-Lee was born in the English village of Measham
Measham
Measham is a village in Leicestershire, near the Staffordshire and Derbyshire border, located just off the A42 just south of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and within the National Forest...
in 1867. By 1881 he was a naval cadet on , the Royal Navy's officer cadet training ship. In September 1882, Vaughan-Lee was appointed as a midshipman
Midshipman
A midshipman is an officer cadet, or a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Kenya...
on .
Vaughan-Lee was promoted to captain
Captain (Royal Navy)
Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army or Royal Marines and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Group Captain is based on the...
on 30 June 1904. In June 1906, he was captain of as part of the Eastern Fleet, China Station
China Station
The China Station was a historical formation of the British Royal Navy. It was formally the units and establishments responsible to the Commander-in-Chief, China....
Cruiser Squadron.
From 1909 to 1911, he served as the captain of which was also then known as Royal Naval Training Establishment Shotley..
On 12 August 1915, Vaughan-Lee was promoted to rear-admiral
Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)
Rear Admiral is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy. It is immediately superior to Commodore and is subordinate to Vice Admiral. It is a two-star rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-7....
and on 8 September he was selected to be the Director of the Admiralty's Air Department
Air Department
The Air Department of the British Admiralty was established prior to World War I by Winston Churchill. Its function was to foster naval aviation developments and later to oversee the Royal Naval Air Service . Its first director was Captain Murray Sueter...
. He continued in this role until the start of 1917 when he was posted to be the Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard.
In 1917, he was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
Order of the Rising Sun
The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government, created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight from the rising sun...
, which represents the second highest of eight classes associated with the award. Notice of the King's permission to accept and to display this honour was duly published in the London Gazette
London Gazette
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published...
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