Charles Carter Drury

Sir Charles Carter Drury
Born	August 27, 1846(1846-08-27) Rothesay, New Brunswick
Died	May 18, 1914(1914-05-18) (aged 67) London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	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, 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 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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "ADMIRAL SIR C. C. DRURY.; Second Lord of Admiralty from 1903 Until 1908 Dies in London". New York Times: p. 9. May 19, 1914. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9500E5D61730E733A2575AC1A9639C946596D6CF. 
2. ^ HMS Hood
3. ^ Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904 - 1975
4. ^ Attending the Prince of Wales The Duke of York's Royal Military School
5. ^ Matron's Memories - the Gillingham naval orphans' home Naval Historical Collectors & Research Association

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

Persondata
Name	Drury, Charles Carter
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 27, 1846
Place of birth	Rothesay, New Brunswick
Date of death	May 18, 1914
Place of death	London, England