Captain Cecil Ryther Acklom CB CBE | |
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Born | 31 May 1872 |
Died | 12 June 1937 |
Place of birth | Băuțar, Romania |
Place of death | Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland |
Buried at | London, England, UK |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1885–1919 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Vitu, First Expedition 1890 |
Awards | CB CBE |
Relations | George Moreby Acklom, David Manners |
Captain Cecil Ryther Acklom CB CBE (31 May 1872 – 12 June 1937), was a senior British officer in the Royal Navy, ‘a key figure in the development of the torpedo for over a decade’,[1] Assistant Superintendent at the Royal Gun Factory, Woolwich (1899-1910) and Superintendent of the Royal Torpedo Factory in Greenock (1910–19).[2][3][4][5]
Life and career[]
Acklom was born on 31 May 1872, the son of Robert Evatt Acklom.[2][6]
Acklom entered the Royal Navy in 1885 and in 1890 saw action in East Africa on the coast at Vitu where he was awarded a medal and clasp.[2] Between 1901 and 1910 he played a key role in the development of the torpedo for the Royal Navy[1] and later became Assistant Superintendent at the Royal Gun Factory, Woolwich between 1899 and 1910 before becoming Superintendent of the Royal Navy Torpedo Factory, Greenock between 1910 and 1919.[2] He was made CB in 1914[2][7] and CBE in 1919.[8] Acklom never married.[2] He was the brother of George Moreby Acklom and the uncle of David Manners.[9] He died on 12 June 1937.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Torpedo". google.co.uk. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3fisAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA59&dq=cecil+ryther+acklom+torpedo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FSj8VL32C6T5ywOr44HQDQ&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=cecil%20ryther%20acklom%20torpedo&f=false. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited
- ↑ "Uncatalogued: Acklom, Cecil Ryther, Captain, 1872-1937 - National Maritime Museum". rmg.co.uk. http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/462823.html.
- ↑ "Whitaker's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage (1916)". Mocavo. http://www.mocavo.com/Whitaker-S-Peerage-Baronetage-Knightage-and-Companionage-1916/387382/151.
- ↑ "ACKLOM, Cecil Ryther (1872 - 1937)". oup.com. http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U205060.
- ↑ British BMD Records
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28842/supplement/4876/data.pdf
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31398/supplement/7508/data.pdf
- ↑ British BMD Indexes
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