Cadet School Ship HMS Conway - Miscellaneous Honours These awards were made at times other than World War One and the North Russian campaign (1914-1920) They include the Boer War, Boxer Rebellion, Royal New Year and Birthday Honours, and other events Personal Information Circumstances Citation/Information Sources & Comments Campbell OBE New Year's Honours Page 7 John Duncan 29.12.31 * "The Conway" - entered RN 1902/03 3378 (7) No mention of the DSO. Consider the Board posting to be a mis-identification Commander, DSC, RN (Retd) Carden KCMG See his Report of Proceedings in Gazette 31522 (5496) of 29.04.19, also that of his successor Vice Admiral de Robeck Sackville Hamilton 30.03.1905 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sackville_ Carden 1869/71 Admiral Carden died in 1930 Vice Admiral RN HMS Queen Elizabeth Dardenelles Elderton DSO In recognition of their services Gazette 31837 26.03.20 shows him during recent operations in China, posted Captain on Retired List of a number of persons are listed, RIM Elderton included. Ferdinand Halford 29.11.1900 Gazette 27313, pages 1-90, is the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/boxer_re Report of Proceedings by Lt bellion#eight-nation_alliance General Sir Alfred Gaselee, Commanding Officer of the British Contingent, China Rxpeditionary Force. Elderton is mentioned in connection with "sea and river transport" 1879/81 27337 (4915) See Source 2 for a brief description of the "Boxer Rebellion" Gazette 32751 of 29.09.22 shows him as T/ Commander RN fro 01.01.1914 Commander RIM China Expeditionary Force Far East Goold-Adams CB Queen's New Year Honours List Hamilton John 14.01.98 1880/83 26929 (241) Governor of the State of Queensland 1915 to 1922 Major, Royal Scots (Lothian Regt Resident Commissioner Bechuanaland Protectorate Honours WW2 1 30/01/2011
Haddock CB Long list of awards to the Order of the Bath Herbert James 24.06.02 Interesting entry in Source 2 referring to Captain Haddock and White Star Line. He was the first Captain of Titanic for the delivery voyage from Belfast to Southampton. Page 2 http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/t itanic-biography/herbert-james-haddo ck.html NK 27448 (4190) Captain H J Haddock, CB, RD, RNR appointed ADC to HM The King 21.08.16, died 1946 Lieutenant RNR Headlam Kt Knighted by the Prince of Wales Page 2 and on date shown, His Majesty being http://www.headlam.me.uk/html_pag unwell es/headlam_e_h.htm Edward James 29.03.29 * "The Conway" 1887/89 33481 (2160) Recipient of several Foreign honours Captain CSI GMC DSO Royal Indian Navy Lately Director, Royal Indian Marine Bombay After a long and honourable career, Sir Edward died in 1943 Headlam CSI Birthday Honours See http://www.headlam.me.uk/html_pag es/headlam_e_h.htm Edward James 30.05.24 For details of life and career see * "The Conway" source 1 1887/89 32941 (4410) Captain CMG DSO RIM Director of Royal Indian Marine Bombay Hunt DSO For services during the war in Page 8 South Africa George Percy Edward 06.11.1900 http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_ details.aspx?casualty=363802 76/78 27244 (6766) Cpt. G P E Hunt, DSO, RN lost his life while serving in HMS Vivid (RNB Plymouth) in 1917 Lieutenant RN South Africa King CB Birthday Honours Page 3 Henry Douglas 31.05.27 Gazette 21.06.29, re-elected to Parliament for Paddington South 1891/93 33290 Commodore H D King, PC, CB, CBE, DSO, VD, RNVR died (at sea off Cornwall) in 1930 Captain, CB, DSO, RD, RNVR Member of Parliament and Minister Whitehall Marshall CB Birthday Honours, List of awards Honours WW2 2 30/01/2011
William 02.06.25 Gaz 02.07.20 promoted to Captain DSO RD RNR NK 33053 (3769) Served as Commodore Master, White Star Line Captain, DSO, RD, RNR Master of a ship White Star Line Nanson CBE For services rendered in connection with operations against the Akhwan in the Page 1 Southern Desert, Iraq during Nov. 27 to May 28. Eric Roper Curzon 15.03.29 This Gazette confirms that he was awarded the DSC when serving in the RNAS, not the DSO 1897/99 33477 (1817) On 04.07.32 he was placed on the Group Captain, DSC, AFC, RAF RAF Middle East Retired List (at own request) Niblett CVO On the occasion of the inspection of His Majesty's Fleet Henry (Harry) Seawell 06.08.07 * "The Conway" - passed into RN Frank 1865/67 38048 (5390) Vice Admiral H S F Niblett CVO RN was promoted to Admiral (Retired) 21.03.13 Rear Admiral RN Commanding Devonport Division Home Fleet Peirse MVO On the occasion of His Majesty's visit to Austria Richard Henry 09.10.03 1873/75 27604 (6149) List in "The Conway" show him as entering RN. Famous father of a famous son Captain RN HMS Dido (Cruiser Escort) Home Fleet Robinson Albert Medal A detailed citation describing how Robinson dived over the side, fully clothed, to try and rescue a would be suicide. The man succeeded in drowning himself and Robinson was recovered in an exhausted state. Charles Wood 25.06.1895 1885? 266375 (3591) Sub Lieutenant RNR RMS Teutonic (Third Officer) St George's Channel Honours WW2 3 30/01/2011
Rostron Congressional The Conway "Notables" section Gold Medal (US) describes the awards in and American recognitoon of his work in Cross of Honour rescuing Titanic survivors Arthur Henry 1912 http://www.hmsconway.org/notablesn ew.html 1882/84 NA Died insouthampton in 1940 Captain CBE RD RNR NK NK Rostron KBE New Year or Birthday Honours, but a search proved fruitless at present Arthur Henry 1926 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/arthur_ro stron quotes 1926, but Gazette entry not found 1882/84 Not found Master of "Carpathia", rescuing survivors of "Titanic", Sir Arthur Rostron died in 1940 Captain RD CBE ADC RNR RMS Mauretania and Berengaria Cunard Line Segrave Kt King's Birthday Honours Thomas George 01.06.23 This honour, a knighthood (Kt), seems to have been missed on the Board 1877/79 32830 (3943) Seems to be descended fron the Plantagenets (Google search) Captain CBE RNR Indian Government, In charge of Management of Indian Prize Ships India Office? Wilson CIE King's Birthday Honours Page 5 Roger Parker 02.06.25 Awarded to "Officiating Surgeon-General to the Government of Bengal" 1884/86 33053 (3771) Lieut Colonel Indian Medical Service India Honours WW2 4 30/01/2011
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