Sir Michael Culme-Seymour | |
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Born | 29 August 1867 |
Died | 2 April 1925 | (aged 57)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | c.1881–1925 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | Second Sea Lord (1924–25) North America and West Indies Station (1923–24) 4th Battle Squadron (1919) HMS Centurion (1913–16) HMS Invincible (1912–13) HMS Argyll (1910–12) HMS Coquette (1900–03) |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order Mentioned in Despatches Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia) Order of St. Vladimir (Russia) Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) Légion d'honneur (France) Grand Commander of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece) |
Spouse(s) | Florence Nugent |
Vice Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 4th Baronet KCB, MVO (29 August 1867 – 2 April 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy. A member of a substantial naval dynasty, he served during the First World War, commanding a ship at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. He received a number of awards and decorations, and served as commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet during the interwar period, and as Second Sea Lord. He inherited a baronetcy on the death of his father, but died shortly afterwards with the rank of vice-admiral.
He had married Florence Nugent in 1896, and was survived by his wife and their son and daughter.[1] The son, Michael, inherited the baronetcy and went on to serve in the navy before (including aboard HMS Danae on the America and West Indies Station, as the North America and West Indies Station had been renamed in 1928) and during the Second World War.[4][5]