Alfred Winsloe

Admiral

Sir Alfred Winsloe

KCB CMG CVO
Birth nameAlfred Leigh Winsloe
Born25 April 1852
Pitminster, Somerset, England
Died16 February 1931(1931-02-16) (aged 78)
Biarritz, France
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsCruiser Squadron
HMS Ophir
HMS Russell
Torpedo and Submarine Craft Flotillas
China Station
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Sir Alfred Leigh Winsloe, KCB, CMG, CVO (25 April 1852 – 16 February 1931) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station.

Early life

Winsloe was born in Pitminster, Somerset, the son of Richard Winsloe and Maria Louisa Jack. He was a first cousin of Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith, whose mother was Emma Winsloe, his father's younger sister.[1]

Naval career

Winsloe joined the Royal Navy in December 1865. He was promoted to commander on 30 June 1885,[2] and to captain on 30 June 1892.[3] From December 1898 he was in command of the new protected cruiser HMS Niobe on her first commission, as part of the Channel Squadron. He was appointed Commodore in the Cruiser Squadron in October 1900, and then commanded HMS Ophir during the Royal Tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) March–October 1901.[4] When the tour had concluded, Winsloe was created a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1901 Birthday Honours,[5] and a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in December 1901.[6]

On his return to the Cruiser squadron in late 1901, he was posted as Commodore, 2nd class, in command of the cruiser HMS St George.[7] Under his command, the St George took part in the fleet review at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII,[8] and in September that year was part of a squadron visiting Nauplia and Crete for combined manoeuvres in the Mediterranean Sea.[9] He paid her off at Portsmouth on 15 November 1902.[10] The following year, he commissioned at Chatham Dockyard on 19 February 1903 the new battleship HMS Russell for service in the Mediterranean Fleet.[11]

Following promotion to rear-admiral on 26 November 1904,[12] he served as Commander of the Torpedo and Submarine Craft Flotillas for two years, from 1 Februar 1905 until 1 January 1907.[4] He went on to become Fourth Sea Lord in 1907 and Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1910.[4] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1909 Birthday Honours. He retired in 1913.[4]

He died in 1931.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloe – Service on Sea and Land". The Times. 18 February 1931. p. 16.
  2. ^ "No. 25485". The London Gazette. 30 June 1885. p. 3002.
  3. ^ "No. 26309". The London Gazette. 22 July 1892. p. 4187.
  4. ^ a b c d Edward Walford, The county families of the United Kingdom (Volume ed.59, yr.1919)
  5. ^ "No. 27374". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1901. p. 7287.
  6. ^ "No. 27390". The London Gazette. 24 December 1901. p. 9061.
  7. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36607. London. 8 November 1901. p. 6.
  8. ^ "The Coronation – Naval Review". The Times. No. 36845. London. 13 August 1902. p. 4.
  9. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36883. London. 26 September 1902. p. 8.
  10. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36927. London. 17 November 1902. p. 10.
  11. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36999. London. 9 February 1903. p. 8.
  12. ^ "No. 27740". The London Gazette. 2 December 1904. p. 8290.
  13. ^ Obituary: Admiral Sir Alfred Winsloe Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 42, 19 February 1931, Page 13
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