Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson GCB | |
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Arthur Leveson as Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet | |
Born | Kensington, London, England | 27 January 1868
Died | 26 June 1929 Contrexéville, France | (aged 61)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1881–1928 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | 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) |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in dispatches 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.[1]
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