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Christian 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]] "for services on the West and East Coasts of Africa".<ref name="LG 31 December 1895">{{London Gazette |issue=26694 |date=31 December 1895 |startpage=7532 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref><ref name="LG 3 January 1896">{{London Gazette |issue=26696 |date=3 January 1896 |startpage=4 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]] on 31 December 1901.<ref name="LG 3 January 1902">{{London Gazette |issue=27393 |date=3 January 1902 |startpage=3 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref> In June 1902, he was appointed in command of the [[protected cruiser]] [[HMS Highflyer (1898)|HMS ''Highflyer'']], 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 |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Saturday |date=3 May 1902 |page_number=14 |issue=36758| }}</ref> He was promoted to [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]] on 21 August 1911.<ref name="LG 25 August 1911">{{London Gazette |issue=28525 |date=25 August 1911 |startpage=6306 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref> |
In July 1976, Christian entered the [[Royal Navy]].<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 |startpage=7 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref> On 1 January 1896, he was promoted to [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] "for services on the West and East Coasts of Africa".<ref name="LG 31 December 1895">{{London Gazette |issue=26694 |date=31 December 1895 |startpage=7532 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref><ref name="LG 3 January 1896">{{London Gazette |issue=26696 |date=3 January 1896 |startpage=4 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]] on 31 December 1901.<ref name="LG 3 January 1902">{{London Gazette |issue=27393 |date=3 January 1902 |startpage=3 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref> In June 1902, he was appointed in command of the [[protected cruiser]] [[HMS Highflyer (1898)|HMS ''Highflyer'']], 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 |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Saturday |date=3 May 1902 |page_number=14 |issue=36758| }}</ref> He was promoted to [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]] on 21 August 1911.<ref name="LG 25 August 1911">{{London Gazette |issue=28525 |date=25 August 1911 |startpage=6306 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref> |
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Admiral Arthur Henry Christian, CB, MVO (31 August 1863 – 20 August 1926) was a senior Royal Navy officer.
Early life
Born on 31 August 1863 at 13 Lowndes Square, London, he was the fourth son of George Christian[1] and his wife Sarah Mary Christian (née Bainbrigge).[2] He was educated at Twyford School, then an all-boys Independent preparatory school.[3]
In July 1976, Christian entered the Royal Navy.[4] He was promoted to lieutenant on 31 December 1885.[5] On 1 January 1896, he was promoted to commander "for services on the West and East Coasts of Africa".[6][7] He was promoted 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 promoted to rear admiral on 21 August 1911.[10]
Personal life
In 1911, Christian married Geraldine Diana Monsell. Together they had one son and two daughters.[1]
Honours and decorations
On 24 July 1910, Christian was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO).[11] On 1 January 1916, he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) 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".[12]
On 30 April 1910, he was appointed Naval Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to King George V.[13] He relinquished the appointment on 21 August 1911.[14]
References
- ^ a b "CHRISTIAN, Admiral Arthur Henry". Who Was Who. A & C Black. December 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Admiral Arthur Henry Christian". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Old Twyfordians - Biographies". Twyford School. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Admiral Christian". The Times. No. 44357. 23 August 1926. p. 15.
- ^ "No. 25545". The London Gazette. 1 January 1886.
- ^ "No. 26694". The London Gazette. 31 December 1895.
- ^ "No. 26696". The London Gazette. 3 January 1896.
- ^ "No. 27393". The London Gazette. 3 January 1902.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36758. London. 3 May 1902. p. 14. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "No. 28525". The London Gazette. 25 August 1911.
- ^ "No. 28403". The London Gazette. 2 August 1910.
- ^ "No. 29507". The London Gazette. 14 March 1916.
- ^ "No. 28363". The London Gazette. 6 May 1910.
- ^ "No. 28526". The London Gazette. 29 August 1911.