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Admiral Sir Arthur Kipling Waistell KCB (30 March 1873 – 26 October 1953) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. ==Naval career== Waistell joined the Royal Navy in 1892. He was a lieutenant when in May 1902 he was appointed to the senior staff at the torpedo school HMS ''Vernon''. He was appointed in command of the destroyer HMS ''Stag'' in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1906.〔(The Royal Navy June 1906 )〕 He served in World War I as Commander of the 9th Submarine Flotilla.〔(Disposition of Royal Navy submarines, 1916 )〕 After the War, he was Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff from 1923〔(Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904 - 1975 )〕 and went on to be Commander of the 1st Cruiser Squadron from 1924.〔Whitaker's Almanack 1925〕 He was appointed Commander in Chief, China Station in 1928〔(Obituary: Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay ) January 1945〕 and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1931; he retired in 1934.〔(HMS Nelson ) Canberra Times, 15 January 1934〕 In retirement, Waistell lived in Winchester where he was especially involved with the affairs of the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, for some time being a member of its Court of Governors.〔Isle of Wight County Press, 31 October 1953〕 His wife died in 1948 and so, being an invalid, he moved to the Isle of Wight where a sister was able to look after him.〔 He died on 26 October 1953; during the morning of Friday 30 October his funeral service took place at Yarmouth Parish Church, Isle of Wight. Immediately following this service his coffin was borne to the motor torpedo boat ''Pathfinder'' and then, in Yarmouth Roads, transferred to the destroyer ''Finisterre''. His remains were taken to Southampton and later that day he was buried beside his wife in Magdalen Hill Cemetery, Winchester.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Waistell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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