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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Arthur Henry Christian''', [[Companion of the Order of the Bath|CB]], [[Member of the Royal Victorian Order|MVO]] (31 August 1863 – 20 August 1926) was a senior [[Royal Navy]] [[commissioned officer|officer]].
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Arthur Henry Christian''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|CB|MVO}} (31 August 1863 – 20 August 1926) was a senior [[Royal Navy]] officer.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born on 31 August 1863 at 13 [[Lowndes Square]], [[London]], he was the fourth son of George Christian<ref name="Who Was Who">{{cite web|title=CHRISTIAN, Admiral Arthur Henry|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U194671|work=Who Was Who|publisher=A & C Black|accessdate=25 October 2012|date=December 2007}}</ref> and his wife Sarah Mary Christian (neé Bainbrigge).<ref name="ThePeerage.com - bio">{{cite web|last=Lundy|first=Darryl|title=Admiral Arthur Henry Christian|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p11276.htm#i112760|publisher=ThePeerage.com|accessdate=25 October 2012}}</ref> He was educated at [[Twyford School]], then an all-boys [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|Independent]] [[Preparatory school (UK)|preparatory school]].<ref name="Old Twyfordians - Bio">{{cite web|title=Old Twyfordians - Biographies|url=http://www.twyfordschool.com/TwyfordSociety/NotableOTs.asp|publisher=Twyford School|accessdate=25 October 2012}}</ref>
Born on 31 August 1863 at 13 [[Lowndes Square]], [[London]], Christian was the fourth son of George Christian and his wife Sarah Mary Christian (née Bainbrigge).<ref name="Who Was Who">{{cite web|title=CHRISTIAN, Admiral Arthur Henry|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U194671|work=Who Was Who|publisher=A & C Black|accessdate=25 October 2012|date=December 2007}}</ref><ref name="ThePeerage.com - bio">{{cite web|last=Lundy|first=Darryl|title=Admiral Arthur Henry Christian|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p11276.htm#i112760|publisher=ThePeerage.com|accessdate=25 October 2012}}</ref> He was educated at [[Twyford School]], then an all-boys [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private]] [[Preparatory school (UK)|preparatory school]].<ref name="Old Twyfordians - Bio">{{cite web|title=Old Twyfordians – Biographies |url=http://www.twyfordschool.com/TwyfordSociety/NotableOTs.asp |publisher=Twyford School |accessdate=25 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224203245/http://www.twyfordschool.com/TwyfordSociety/NotableOTs.asp |archivedate=24 February 2014 }}</ref>


==Military career==
==Naval career==
He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] on 31 December 1885.<ref name="LG 1 January 1886">{{London Gazette |issue=25545 |date=1 January 1886 |startpage=7 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref> On 1 January 1896, he was promoted to [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]].<ref name="LG 31 December 1895">{{London Gazette |issue=26694 |date=31 December 1895 |startpage=7532 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
Christian entered the [[Royal Navy]] in July 1876.<ref name="obit - Times">{{cite news|title=Admiral Christian|work=The Times|issue=44357|date=23 August 1926|page=15}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] on 31 December 1885,<ref name="LG 1 January 1886">{{London Gazette |issue=25545 |date=1 January 1886 |page=7 }}</ref> to [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] on 1 January 1896 "for services on the West and East Coasts of Africa",<ref name="LG 31 December 1895">{{London Gazette |issue=26694 |date=31 December 1895 |page=7532 }}</ref><ref name="LG 3 January 1896">{{London Gazette |issue=26696 |date=3 January 1896 |page=4 }}</ref> and to [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]] on 31 December 1901.<ref name="LG 3 January 1902">{{London Gazette |issue=27393 |date=3 January 1902 |page=3 }}</ref> In June 1902, he was appointed in command of the [[protected cruiser]] {{HMS|Highflyer|1898|6}}, and as [[flag captain]] to Rear-Admiral [[Charles Carter Drury]] on his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the [[East Indies Station]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=3 May 1902 |page=14 |issue=36758 }}</ref> He was Captain of the [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]], from 16 July 1908 to 5 October 1910.

Christian was appointed [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to [[King George V]] on 30 April 1910 and,<ref name="LG 6 May 1910">{{London Gazette |issue=28363 |date=6 May 1910 |page=3163 }}</ref> on 24 July, was appointed a [[Member of the Royal Victorian Order]].<ref name="LG 2 August 1910">{{London Gazette |issue=28403 |date=2 August 1910 |page=5584 }}</ref> He relinquished the appointment of ADC on 21 August 1911,<ref name="LG 29 August 1911">{{London Gazette |issue=28526 |date=29 August 1911 |page=6372 }}</ref> when he was promoted to [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]].<ref name="LG 25 August 1911">{{London Gazette |issue=28525 |date=25 August 1911 |page=6306 }}</ref>

Following the outbreak of the [[First World War]], Christian was appointed to command Southern Force. He was appointed Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, [[Eastern Mediterranean Squadron]] in July 1915 and, in August, was wounded during the [[Landing at Suvla Bay|Suvla Bay landings]] of the [[Gallipoli Campaign]].<ref name="Aberdeen - wounded">{{cite news|title=Rear-Admiral Wounded|work=Aberdeen Daily Journal|issue=18933|date=10 September 1915|page=5}}</ref><ref name="Dundee death notice">{{cite news|title=Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries|work=Dundee Courier and Advertiser|issue=22844|date=23 August 1926|page=4}}</ref> He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] on 1 January 1916 as part of "honours awarded in recognition of services rendered by Officers of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron between the time of the landing in the Gallipoli Peninsula in April 1915, and the evacuation in December 1915 – January 1916".<ref name="LG 14 March 1916">{{London Gazette |issue=29507 |date=14 March 1916 |page=2869 }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1911, Christian married Geraldine Diana Monsell. Together they had one son and two daughters.<ref name="Who Was Who" />
In 1911, Christian married Geraldine Diana Monsell. Together they had one son and two daughters.<ref name="Who Was Who" /> One of his daughters, Mary Diana Christian, was married to General [[Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour]].


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:09, 25 February 2023

For the Australian cricketer, see Arthur Christian (cricketer). For the Australian politician, see Arthur Christian (politician).

Arthur Christian
Born(1863-08-31)31 August 1863
Lowndes Square, London
Died20 August 1926(1926-08-20) (aged 62)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1876–1919
RankAdmiral
Commands held7th Cruiser Squadron (1914)
HMS Temeraire (1910–11)
Royal Naval College, Osborne (1908–10)
HMS Duke of Edinburgh (1906–08)
HMS Highflyer (1902–03)
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Arthur Henry Christian, CB, MVO (31 August 1863 – 20 August 1926) was a senior Royal Navy officer.

Early life[edit]

Born on 31 August 1863 at 13 Lowndes Square, London, Christian was the fourth son of George Christian and his wife Sarah Mary Christian (née Bainbrigge).[1][2] He was educated at Twyford School, then an all-boys Private preparatory school.[3]

Naval career[edit]

Christian entered the Royal Navy in July 1876.[4] He was promoted to lieutenant on 31 December 1885,[5] to commander on 1 January 1896 "for services on the West and East Coasts of Africa",[6][7] and to captain on 31 December 1901.[8] In June 1902, he was appointed in command of the protected cruiser HMS Highflyer, and as flag captain to Rear-Admiral Charles Carter Drury on his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.[9] He was Captain of the Royal Naval College, Osborne, from 16 July 1908 to 5 October 1910.

Christian was appointed Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 30 April 1910 and,[10] on 24 July, was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.[11] He relinquished the appointment of ADC on 21 August 1911,[12] when he was promoted to rear admiral.[13]

Following the outbreak of the First World War, Christian was appointed to command Southern Force. He was appointed Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron in July 1915 and, in August, was wounded during the Suvla Bay landings of the Gallipoli Campaign.[14][15] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1916 as part of "honours awarded in recognition of services rendered by Officers of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron between the time of the landing in the Gallipoli Peninsula in April 1915, and the evacuation in December 1915 – January 1916".[16]

Personal life[edit]

In 1911, Christian married Geraldine Diana Monsell. Together they had one son and two daughters.[1] One of his daughters, Mary Diana Christian, was married to General Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "CHRISTIAN, Admiral Arthur Henry". Who Was Who. A & C Black. December 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Admiral Arthur Henry Christian". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Old Twyfordians – Biographies". Twyford School. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Admiral Christian". The Times. No. 44357. 23 August 1926. p. 15.
  5. ^ "No. 25545". The London Gazette. 1 January 1886. p. 7.
  6. ^ "No. 26694". The London Gazette. 31 December 1895. p. 7532.
  7. ^ "No. 26696". The London Gazette. 3 January 1896. p. 4.
  8. ^ "No. 27393". The London Gazette. 3 January 1902. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36758. London. 3 May 1902. p. 14.
  10. ^ "No. 28363". The London Gazette. 6 May 1910. p. 3163.
  11. ^ "No. 28403". The London Gazette. 2 August 1910. p. 5584.
  12. ^ "No. 28526". The London Gazette. 29 August 1911. p. 6372.
  13. ^ "No. 28525". The London Gazette. 25 August 1911. p. 6306.
  14. ^ "Rear-Admiral Wounded". Aberdeen Daily Journal. No. 18933. 10 September 1915. p. 5.
  15. ^ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries". Dundee Courier and Advertiser. No. 22844. 23 August 1926. p. 4.
  16. ^ "No. 29507". The London Gazette. 14 March 1916. p. 2869.
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