Complex sentence: Promoted to captain on 31 December 1896, Limpus became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS "Gibraltar" in March 1901, Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee in July 1905 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS "Albion" October 1907.
Split into simpler sentences: Promoted to captain on 31 December 1896, Limpus became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS "Gibraltar" in March 1901. Limpus was appointed Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee in July 1905 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS "Albion" in October 1907.