Arthur Cavenagh Leveson
| Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson | |
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Arthur Leveson as Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet
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| Born |
27 January 1868 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 26 June 1929 (aged 61) Contrexéville, France |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1881–1928 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
China Station (1922–25) 2nd Battle Squadron (1919–20) 5th Battle Squadron (1918–19) HM Australian Fleet (1917–18) HMS Indefatigable (1911–13) HMS Africa (1908–19) HMS King Edward VII (1905–07) |
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| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class (Russia) Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class (Japan) |
Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson GCB (27 January 1868 – 26 June 1929) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was the Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Fleet from 9 January 1917 to 3 September 1918 and later Commander in Chief, China Station from 10 September 1922 to 22 April 1925.
Born on 27 January 1868 at Kensington, London, he attended a private school, and began his naval cadetship aboard the training ship HMS Britannia on 13 January 1881. He was rated midshipman on 15 January 1883 and sub-lieutenant on 17 January 1887 and promoted lieutenant on 27 July 1887. He was awarded the Beaufort Testimonial and Goodenough Medal in 1888 and qualified in gunnery in 1891.
Serving as a Gunnery Lieutenant upon HMS Victoria in 1893, he survived the sinking of HMS Victoria on 22 June 1893 after she collided with HMS Camperdown near Tripoli, Lebanon during manoeuvres and quickly sank, taking 358 crew with her, including the commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon.
Transferred to Whale Island at the shore establishment HMS Excellent as a 1st Gunnery Office. He was promoted to lieutenant on 27 July 1887. While as a Brigade Major to the Naval Brigade in London, he participated in the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, for which he received the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal. Promoted to commander on 1 January 1899 he became a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Serving as commander under his first commission aboard HMS Canopus he was promoted to captain on 1 July 1903.
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