Arthur Rullion Rattray

Rear Admiral Sir Arthur Rullion Rattray KBE, CB, CIE (2 May 1891 – 10 August 1966) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Indian Marine, and also on attachment to the Royal Naval Flying Service / Royal Flying Corps. [1] He later rose to senior rank in the Royal Indian Navy during World War II.

Arthur Rullion Rattray
Rear Admiral Rattray, c.1945
Born(1891-05-02)2 May 1891
Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Died10 August 1966(1966-08-10) (aged 75)
Camberley, Surrey, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Indian Navy
British Army
Royal Air Force
Years of service1912–1946
RankRear Admiral
UnitNo. 104 Squadron RAF
Battles/warsWorld War I
 • Mesopotamian Campaign
 • Western Front
World War II
AwardsOrder of the British Empire
Order of the Bath
Order of the Indian Empire

Biography

Rattray was born in Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland, the fourth of five children born to Arthur Rattray, a retired Indian Civil Servant and judge, and his wife Mary Louise Wakely (née Sutherland). His parents had returned from Bengal, where their first three children were born, in around 1889.[2]

Rattray was sent to HMS Conway, a training ship based at Liverpool, in January 1906, remaining there until December 1907.[3] He then trained at HMS Ganges, near Ipswich,[2] before serving in the Merchant Service, working for the Aberdeen-based shipping company of George Milne & Co.,[4] until joining the Royal Indian Marine in 1912.[5]

Rattray continued to serve in the RIM after the outbreak of World War I, but on 15 February 1917 he was appointed a temporary lieutenant on the General List ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE att. ROYAL FLYING CORPS / rfc][6] as a flying officer (observer), with seniority from 7 November 1916,[7] but without prior pay or allowances.[8] Transfer to RFC from RNAS 6th November 1916 becoming a member of the RNAS attached to RFC 30 Squadron No. 30 - BE2c. Mesopotamia / reconnaissance. Gained a mention in despatches from the Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Maude, on 15 August 1917.[9] Mesopotamia / reconnaissance. Piloted by Lt Page in BE 2c serial 4582 low level bombing attack, shot up by ground fire. Rattray wounded in the leg. 3 weeks in hospital. (sick leave from 29/11/17 : I year 85 days service with RFC). Service records stating his transfer back to the Royal Navy (minesweeping duties, Ramsgate), in January 1918. Transferred back to Royal Indian Marine : 17/11/20 after sixteen months Leave. Rattray rejoined the Royal Indian Marine, which became the Royal Indian Navy in 1934.

On 26 December 1934 he was promoted from lieutenant commander to commander,[10] and to captain on 5 April 1940.[11] By the time he was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire on 1 January 1943, he was serving as a commodore,[12] and by 14 June 1945, when he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath, had been promoted to rear-admiral.[13] By the time he was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire on 1 January 1943, he was serving as a commodore,[12] and by 14 June 1945, when he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath, had been promoted to rear-admiral.[13] He was serving as Flag Officer, Bombay, during the 1946 mutiny. Rattray was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 1 January 1948,[14] two weeks before his retirement on 13 January. Rattray was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 1 January 1948,[14] two weeks before his retirement on 13 January.[15]

Rattray died at his home in Camberley, Surrey, on 10 August 1966.[16]

References
  1. "Arthur Rullion Rattray". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. "The Rattrays of Roseville". Gatehouse Folk. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. "Conway Cadets List ("R")". hmsconway.org. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. "Gatehouse of Fleet Connections with World War One: Arthur Rullion Rattray". Gatehouse Folk. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  5. "The Royal Indian Marine 1900-1920" (PDF). jhfk.com. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  6. "No. 29967". The London Gazette. 2 March 1917. p. 2128.
  7. "No. 30051". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 May 1917. p. 4314.
  8. "No. 30058". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 May 1917. p. 4448.
  9. "No. 30233". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 August 1917. pp. 8327–8329.
  10. "No. 34196". The London Gazette. 6 September 1935. p. 5660.
  11. "No. 35176". The London Gazette. 30 May 1941. p. 3113.
  12. "No. 35841". The London Gazette. 29 December 1942. p. 6.
  13. "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1945. p. 2935.
  14. "No. 38161". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1947. p. 10.
  15. "No. 38262". The London Gazette. 16 April 1948. p. 2413.
  16. "No. 44091". The London Gazette. 23 August 1966. p. 9338.
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