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An Edward VII Civil C.B. group of five awarded to Admiral C. L. Napier, Royal Navy, a 'very...
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An Edward VII Civil C.B. group of five awarded to Admiral C. L. Napier, Royal Navy, a ‘very strict and excellent disciplinarian’ who Jellicoe described as possessing ‘an occasional severity of manner which is apt to flurry a nervous subordinate’
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarked London 1912; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Lieut. C. L. Napier, R.N.) impressed naming; Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, mounted on card for display, good very fine (5) £800-£1,000
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Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
C.B. London Gazette 21 September 1912.
Charles Lionel Napier was born in Chelsea, London, on 16 November 1861, the elder son of Admiral Gerard John Napier, of Pennard House, Shepton Mallet, a younger branch of Lord Napier and Ettrick’s family, and entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in 1875.
Having then been advanced to Lieutenant in June 1884, he was landed from the flagship H.M.S. Alexandra for service with the Naval Brigade in the Nile expedition for the relief of General Gordon at Khartoum.
A specialist in gunnery, Napier subsequently gained steady promotion, being appointed a Commander in January 1896 and a Captain in December 1902, the latter advancement after his command of the Cleopatra. In 1904 he was appointed Flag Captain in the Euryalus on the Australian Station, and in 1907-09 was Captain in Charge of the Naval Establishments at Sydney, which had not then been transferred to the Commonwealth Government.
Following his return home, he and his brother had rather a memorable encounter. Charles’s Times obituary takes up the story:
‘It was in 1911 that the rare, probably unique, coincidence occurred of a collision between two capital ships of the Royal Navy commanded by brothers. On 26 May 1911, the Inflexible, Captain Charles Lionel Napier, and the Bellerophon, Captain Trevyulyan Dacres Willes Napier, came into collision off Portland during Fleet exercises, fortunately without any loss of life or serious injury.’
After leaving the Inflexible Napier commanded the battleship Monarch and was promoted to Rear-Admiral in January 1913, when he also relinquished duty as an A.D.C. to the King. As further noted by his Times obituary, ‘his advancement to flag rank came rather inopportunely from the standpoint of war service, as he was on half-pay when hostilities began, and there were no vacancies afloat for Rear-Admirals, but in October 1914 he was nominated for Special Service at the Admiralty where he served during the greater part of the war.’
Napier, who retired on being promoted to Vice-Admiral in January 1918 and four years later was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List, died at his home at La Croix, Var, France in March 1934, aged 72.
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The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarked London 1912; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Lieut. C. L. Napier, R.N.) impressed naming; Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, mounted on card for display, good very fine (5) £800-£1,000
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
C.B. London Gazette 21 September 1912.
Charles Lionel Napier was born in Chelsea, London, on 16 November 1861, the elder son of Admiral Gerard John Napier, of Pennard House, Shepton Mallet, a younger branch of Lord Napier and Ettrick’s family, and entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in 1875.
Having then been advanced to Lieutenant in June 1884, he was landed from the flagship H.M.S. Alexandra for service with the Naval Brigade in the Nile expedition for the relief of General Gordon at Khartoum.
A specialist in gunnery, Napier subsequently gained steady promotion, being appointed a Commander in January 1896 and a Captain in December 1902, the latter advancement after his command of the Cleopatra. In 1904 he was appointed Flag Captain in the Euryalus on the Australian Station, and in 1907-09 was Captain in Charge of the Naval Establishments at Sydney, which had not then been transferred to the Commonwealth Government.
Following his return home, he and his brother had rather a memorable encounter. Charles’s Times obituary takes up the story:
‘It was in 1911 that the rare, probably unique, coincidence occurred of a collision between two capital ships of the Royal Navy commanded by brothers. On 26 May 1911, the Inflexible, Captain Charles Lionel Napier, and the Bellerophon, Captain Trevyulyan Dacres Willes Napier, came into collision off Portland during Fleet exercises, fortunately without any loss of life or serious injury.’
After leaving the Inflexible Napier commanded the battleship Monarch and was promoted to Rear-Admiral in January 1913, when he also relinquished duty as an A.D.C. to the King. As further noted by his Times obituary, ‘his advancement to flag rank came rather inopportunely from the standpoint of war service, as he was on half-pay when hostilities began, and there were no vacancies afloat for Rear-Admirals, but in October 1914 he was nominated for Special Service at the Admiralty where he served during the greater part of the war.’
Napier, who retired on being promoted to Vice-Admiral in January 1918 and four years later was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List, died at his home at La Croix, Var, France in March 1934, aged 72.
Sold with copied research.
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An Edward VII Civil C.B. group of five awarded to Admiral C. L. Napier, Royal Navy, a ‘very strict and excellent disciplinarian’ who Jellicoe described as possessing ‘an occasional severity of manner which is apt to flurry a nervous subordinate’
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarked London 1912; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Lieut. C. L. Napier, R.N.) impressed naming; Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, mounted on card for display, good very fine (5) £800-£1,000
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
C.B. London Gazette 21 September 1912.
Charles Lionel Napier was born in Chelsea, London, on 16 November 1861, the elder son of Admiral Gerard John Napier, of Pennard House, Shepton Mallet, a younger branch of Lord Napier and Ettrick’s family, and entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in 1875.
Having then been advanced to Lieutenant in June 1884, he was landed from the flagship H.M.S. Alexandra for service with the Naval Brigade in the Nile expedition for the relief of General Gordon at Khartoum.
A specialist in gunnery, Napier subsequently gained steady promotion, being appointed a Commander in January 1896 and a Captain in December 1902, the latter advancement after his command of the Cleopatra. In 1904 he was appointed Flag Captain in the Euryalus on the Australian Station, and in 1907-09 was Captain in Charge of the Naval Establishments at Sydney, which had not then been transferred to the Commonwealth Government.
Following his return home, he and his brother had rather a memorable encounter. Charles’s Times obituary takes up the story:
‘It was in 1911 that the rare, probably unique, coincidence occurred of a collision between two capital ships of the Royal Navy commanded by brothers. On 26 May 1911, the Inflexible, Captain Charles Lionel Napier, and the Bellerophon, Captain Trevyulyan Dacres Willes Napier, came into collision off Portland during Fleet exercises, fortunately without any loss of life or serious injury.’
After leaving the Inflexible Napier commanded the battleship Monarch and was promoted to Rear-Admiral in January 1913, when he also relinquished duty as an A.D.C. to the King. As further noted by his Times obituary, ‘his advancement to flag rank came rather inopportunely from the standpoint of war service, as he was on half-pay when hostilities began, and there were no vacancies afloat for Rear-Admirals, but in October 1914 he was nominated for Special Service at the Admiralty where he served during the greater part of the war.’
Napier, who retired on being promoted to Vice-Admiral in January 1918 and four years later was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List, died at his home at La Croix, Var, France in March 1934, aged 72.
Sold with copied research.
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarked London 1912; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Lieut. C. L. Napier, R.N.) impressed naming; Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, mounted on card for display, good very fine (5) £800-£1,000
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
C.B. London Gazette 21 September 1912.
Charles Lionel Napier was born in Chelsea, London, on 16 November 1861, the elder son of Admiral Gerard John Napier, of Pennard House, Shepton Mallet, a younger branch of Lord Napier and Ettrick’s family, and entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in 1875.
Having then been advanced to Lieutenant in June 1884, he was landed from the flagship H.M.S. Alexandra for service with the Naval Brigade in the Nile expedition for the relief of General Gordon at Khartoum.
A specialist in gunnery, Napier subsequently gained steady promotion, being appointed a Commander in January 1896 and a Captain in December 1902, the latter advancement after his command of the Cleopatra. In 1904 he was appointed Flag Captain in the Euryalus on the Australian Station, and in 1907-09 was Captain in Charge of the Naval Establishments at Sydney, which had not then been transferred to the Commonwealth Government.
Following his return home, he and his brother had rather a memorable encounter. Charles’s Times obituary takes up the story:
‘It was in 1911 that the rare, probably unique, coincidence occurred of a collision between two capital ships of the Royal Navy commanded by brothers. On 26 May 1911, the Inflexible, Captain Charles Lionel Napier, and the Bellerophon, Captain Trevyulyan Dacres Willes Napier, came into collision off Portland during Fleet exercises, fortunately without any loss of life or serious injury.’
After leaving the Inflexible Napier commanded the battleship Monarch and was promoted to Rear-Admiral in January 1913, when he also relinquished duty as an A.D.C. to the King. As further noted by his Times obituary, ‘his advancement to flag rank came rather inopportunely from the standpoint of war service, as he was on half-pay when hostilities began, and there were no vacancies afloat for Rear-Admirals, but in October 1914 he was nominated for Special Service at the Admiralty where he served during the greater part of the war.’
Napier, who retired on being promoted to Vice-Admiral in January 1918 and four years later was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List, died at his home at La Croix, Var, France in March 1934, aged 72.
Sold with copied research.
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