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Alexander Bethell
Admiral Sir Alexander Edward Bethell (28 August 1855 – 13 June 1932) was a British naval officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth of the Royal Navy. Naval career Born the second son of Richard Augustus Bethell, 2nd Baron Westbury, Bethell joined the Royal Navy in 1869. In July–August 1899 he commanded the ''Arethusa'', which was commissioned for the annual manoeuvres.''Navy List, August 1899, corrected to 18 July 1899 - Supplement: Ships and Officers Engaged in the Naval Manoeuvres'', page 28. He was given command of the cruiser HMS ''Naiad'' serving in the Mediterranean Fleet in March 1901, and landed the Somaliland Field Force in East Africa before returning to the United Kingdom to become assistant director of torpedoes. He was given command of the battleship HMS ''Hindustan'' in 1908. He was appointed Director of Naval Intelligence in 1909. In that capacity he attended the famous CID meeting on 23 August, at which the government rejected the Royal Navy's pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hundred years, has changed its meaning over time. During the Age of Sail, the term ''cruising'' referred to certain kinds of missions—independent scouting, commerce protection, or raiding—fulfilled by frigates or sloops-of-war, which functioned as the ''cruising warships'' of a fleet. In the middle of the 19th century, ''cruiser'' came to be a classification of the ships intended for cruising distant waters, for commerce raiding, and for scouting for the battle fleet. Cruisers came in a wide variety of sizes, from the medium-sized protected cruiser to large armored cruisers that were nearly as big (although not as powerful or as well-armored) as a pre-dreadnought battleship. With the advent of the dreadnought battleship before World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Warrender, 7th Baronet
Vice-Admiral Sir George John Scott Warrender of Lochend, 7th Baronet, (31 July 1860 – 8 January 1917) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy during the First World War. Early career Warrender was the son of Sir George Warrender, 6th Baronet (1825–1901) and Helen Purves-Hume-Campbell, born at Bruntsfield House, Edinburgh, one of six children. Warrender joined the navy as a cadet in 1873 at Dartmouth. He qualified as a French interpreter in 1878. He served in the Zulu War in 1879 as midshipman on the corvette HMS ''Boadicea''. As a member of the naval brigade he was part of the force send to relieve Eshowe and was present at the Battle of Gingindlovu, so receiving the South Africa medal. In 1880 he was promoted to Lieutenant, specialising in gunnery. He was a staff officer at HMS ''Excellent'' between 1884 and 1885, the second lieutenant on the cruiser ''Amphion'' from 11 December 1888 serving on the Pacific Station, It listed her commissioned and warrant officers as fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Bayly (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, (28 September 1857 – 16 May 1938) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the First World War. Early life and career Bayly was born at Woolwich on 28 September 1857. He was a great-grandnephew of Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats. Bayly joined the Royal Navy in 1870. He served in the Third Anglo-Ashanti War in 1873 and against pirates in the Congo Basin in 1875. He later served on the armoured frigate and in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882. Bayly married in 1892 Yves Henrietta Stella, daughter of Henry Annesley Voysey; there was no issue of the marriage. In July 1902, Bayly became commanding officer of the protected cruiser , serving on the China Station. He was given command of the destroyers of the Home Fleet (1907–1908) with the scout cruiser as his flagship. On 22 March 1908, Bayly was appointed a naval aide-de-campto King Edward VII. He was then given a shore command as president of the Royal Naval War College (1908–1911). Before the outb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Fisher
Admiral Sir Frederic William Fisher KCVO (5 October 1851 – 23 December 1943) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Naval career Born the son of Captain William Fisher and the younger brother of John Fisher, Fisher joined the Royal Navy around 1870. He was given command of the cruiser HMS ''Grafton'' in 1898 and the battleship HMS ''Collingwood'' in 1899. In early February 1900 it was announced that Fisher would be appointed in command of the battleship HMS ''Illustrious'', but the appointment was cancelled, and he remained in charge of ''Collingwood'' for another couple of months. On 18 April 1901, he commissioned at Chatham the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS ''Revenge'', which was to serve both as coast guard ship at Portland and flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves. He received command of the battleship HMS ''Canopus'' in 1904. He went on to be Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Peirse (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Richard Henry Peirse, (4 September 1860 – 10 July 1940) was a senior Royal Navy officer during the First World War. Naval career Peirse joined the Royal Navy in 1873 and, in 1885, developed a new naval director which was to become the fire-control system used in all ships with large guns. Promoted to captain in 1900, he commanded during the Second Boer War. Promoted to rear admiral in February 1909, Peirse was appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1913. Then promoted to vice admiral in October 1914, he served in the First World War taking part in the attack on Smyrna in 1915, where he outgunned the Turkish Fleet. He continued in his role on the East Indies Station until December 1915. He was promoted to admiral in March 1918. After the war Peirse became Naval Member of the Central Committee of the Board of Invention and Research. He retired from the navy in January 1919. Personal life Peirse lived in Upper Norwood in London and there is a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jackson (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Thomas Jackson, KBE, CB, MVO (20 February 1868 – 7 July 1945) was a senior Royal Navy officer during World War I. Naval career Born the son of Admiral Sir Thomas Sturges Jackson, Jackson joined the Royal Navy in 1881. He was promoted to commander on 31 December 1899, and in early 1900 was posted ''in lieu of a lieutenant'' to the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS ''Revenge'', stationed in the Fleet Reserve at Chatham Dockyard. During the Russo-Japanese War, Jackson was a military observer stationed on the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser , and was present at the Battle of Tsushima. After the war, he was promoted captain in 1905, and remained as a military attaché in Tokyo in 1906.Kowner, '' Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War'', p. 169. In 1913 he became the Director of the Intelligence Division of the Admiralty War Staff and then served in World War I becoming Director of the Operations Division in January 1915. He played a key role in the Battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Slade
Admiral Sir Edmond John Warre Slade (20 March 1859 – 20 January 1928) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Director of Naval Intelligence. His daughter Madeleine Slade was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Naval career Born the son of Rev George Fitzclarence Slade (1831–1904) (a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and the 11th son of General Sir John Slade), Edmond Slade joined the Royal Navy in 1872. He was appointed to as a midshipman in 1874. Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant in 1878, Lieutenant in 1879 and Commander in 1894, he commanded ''Cocktrice'', a paddle gunboat stationed in the Danube to represent Great Britain on the Danube Commission in January 1895. In 1898 he commanded the sloop in China. Promoted to captain in December 1899, he commanded the cruiser in the Mediterranean from April 1902. When the King visited Malta in 1903 Slade was appointed MVO. He was made Commander of the Royal Naval War College in 1904 and Director of Naval Intelligence in 1907. Promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset
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Combe St Nicholas
Combe St Nicholas is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated northwest of Chard, Somerset, Chard and from Taunton in the South Somerset district on the edge of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish, which includes Wadeford and Scrapton, has a population of 1,373. History There are also the remains of a Roman Villa in the town known as Wadeford Roman villa which is scheduled as an ancient monument. At the time of the Domesday Book the manor was held by Gisa, Bishop of Wells, Bishop Gisa. The parish was known as Combe Episcopi until the dedication of the church to St Nicholas in 1239. Governance The Parish councils of England, parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates planning applications and works with the police, district council officers, and Neighbourhood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most densely populated city in the United Kingdom, with a population last recorded at 208,100. Portsmouth is located south-west of London and south-east of Southampton. Portsmouth is mostly located on Portsea Island; the only English city not on the mainland of Great Britain. Portsea Island has the third highest population in the British Isles after the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. Portsmouth also forms part of the regional South Hampshire conurbation, which includes the city of Southampton and the boroughs of Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant and Waterlooville. Portsmouth is one of the world's best known ports, its history can be traced to Roman times and has been a significant Royal Navy dockyard and base for centuries. Portsm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committee Of Imperial Defence
The Committee of Imperial Defence was an important ''ad hoc'' part of the Government of the United Kingdom and the British Empire from just after the Second Boer War until the start of the Second World War. It was responsible for research, and some co-ordination, on issues of military strategy. Typically, a temporary sub-committee would be set up to investigate and report at length on a specific topic. Many such sub-committees were engendered over the decades, on topics such as foreign espionage (a committee report in 1909 led to the founding of MI5 and MI6), food rationing, and aerial defence. It is possible to argue that the Committee of Imperial Defence was an important step in the development of national security coordination in the UK, and to see the current National Security Council as one of its descendants. History The committee was established in 1904 by Arthur Balfour, then British Prime Minister, following the recommendations of the Elgin Committee, chaired by Lord Elg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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