Date of birth:

April 18th, 1871

Date of death:

October 24th, 1945

Nationality:

British

Promotions:
1884: Cadet;
November 1886: Mishipsman;
November 14th, 1890: sub-lieutenant;
April 1st, 1893: Lieutenant;
June 26th, 1902: Commander;
December 31st, 1907: Captain;
February 11th, 1919: Rear-admiral;
September 26th, 1924; Vice-admiral;
April 5th, 1928: Admiral;
January 21st, 1933: Admiral of the Fleet.

Career:
1884: training ship HMS Britannia;
November 1886: frigate HMS Minotaur;
March 1888: cruiser HMS Imperieuse;
1889: corvette HMS Constance;
April 1892: battleship HMS Dreadnought;
October 1894: corvette HMS Volage;
November 1895: torpedo school HMS Vernon;
?: directing staff torpedo school HMS Defiance;
July 1898: torpedo officer HMS Barfleur;
June 26th, 1902: Commanding Officer torpedo gunboat HMS Jaseur;
August 1902: battleship HMS Albion;
1904: staff HMS Vernon;
December 31st, 1907: Commanding Officer HMS Defiance;
1910: Commanding Officer HMS Duncan;
1912: Superintendent, Royal Navy Signal School;
?: Commanding Officer HMS Vernon;
?: Commanding Officer HMS King George V;
November 1916: Chief of Staff, 1st Battle Squadron;
June 1918: Director of Torpedoes and Mining, Admiralty;
October 26th, 1918: Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King;
March 1920: Third Sea Lord;
1923: Commanding Officer Battlecruiser Squadron;
May 1925: Deputy Chief, Naval Staff;
June 1928: Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet;
July 1930 - January 1933: First Sea Lord.

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