Rear Admiral C H Pilcher DSO

Rear Admiral C H Pilcher DSO
Title:Rear Admiral
First name:C
Middle name(s):H
Surname:Pilcher
Post-nominals:DSO
Year elected:1927
Last year on list:1939
MembershipNaval
Vice-Admiral (retired) Cecil Horace Pilcher, D.S.O., R.N. (1 July, 1877 – 4 February, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Pilcher gained ten months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Pilcher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in October, 1899.

Pilcher was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.

Pilcher was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.

Pilcher was appointed in command of the battleship Orion on 20 December, 1918.

Pilcher was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dauntless on 28 May, 1919.

On 1 October, 1922, Pilcher was appointed in command of the steam pinnace Malabar and in charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda.

In 1927, Pilcher was appointed in command of the battleship Emperor of India.

Pilcher was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 April, 1928 and placed on the Retired List the following day at his own request.

Pilcher was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 2 January, 1933.

Died of a cardiac infarction.

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