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Sir Lewis Beaumont
BornMay 1847
Died20 June 1922
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsPacific Station
Australia Station
Plymouth Command
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Admiral Sir Lewis Anthony Beaumont KCB KCMG (May 1847 – 20 June 1922) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

Beaumont joined the Royal Navy as a boy and was engaged in operations in Malaya by 1875.[1]

He was given command of HMS Excellent in 1893,[2] before becoming Director of Naval Intelligence in 1895.[3] He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1899[4] and Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station in 1900.[5] During his time in Australia, he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) on the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary).[6] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1902[7] and First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King in 1911.[8] He retired in 1912.[9]

References

  1. ^ Australian Naval Station: The New Admiral The Hobart Mercury, 25 January 1901
  2. ^ World Ships Forum
  3. ^ The Royal Navy: A history from earliest times to the present
  4. ^ The Straits Times, 31 July 1902, Page 4
  5. ^ Admiral Beaumont's staff The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 January 1901
  6. ^ "No. 27338". The London Gazette. 26 July 1901.
  7. ^ Royal Navy Flag Officers, June 1, 1906
  8. ^ Principle Aide-de-Camp, London The Adelaide Advertiser, 8 February 1911
  9. ^ Death of Admiral Beaumont Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 144, 21 June 1922, Page 8
Military offices
Preceded by Director of Naval Intelligence
1895–1899
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station
1899–1900
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station
1900–1902
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1902–1908
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp
1911–1913
Succeeded by