Captain

Cecil Ryther Acklom

CB CBE
Born31 May 1872
Băuțar, Romania
Died12 June 1937
Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Buried
London, England, UK
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1885–1919
RankCaptain
Battles/warsVitu, First Expedition 1890
AwardsCB CBE
RelationsGeorge Moreby Acklom (brother)
David Manners (nephew)

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,[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. 1 2 Epstein, Katherine C. (January 2014). Torpedo. ISBN 9780674726284. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited
  3. ↑ "Uncatalogued: Acklom, Cecil Ryther, Captain, 1872-1937 - National Maritime Museum". rmg.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Whitaker's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage (1916)". Mocavo.
  5. ↑ "ACKLOM, Cecil Ryther (1872 - 1937)". oup.com. December 2007.
  6. ↑ British BMD Records
  7. ↑ Supplement to The London Gazette, 22 June 1914, Issue 28842, p. 4876
  8. ↑ Supplement to The London Gazette, 11 June 1919, Issue 31398, p. 7508
  9. ↑ British BMD Indexes
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