Search results

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
  • ==Service== In September, 1917 she carried a Sopwith Schneider floatplane and then saw service in the Eastern Mediterranean. In May, 1918 she was refitted and had her tw
    5 KB (737 words) - 16:30, 1 September 2021
  • ...he Service outside his immediate functions, and when our ship was at Malta distinguished himself as a member of the naval polo team.<ref>Fremantle. ''My Naval Care On 18 November, 1896, Beatty was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) for his services in the Sudan.{{Gaz|26795|6271|17 November,
    33 KB (4,761 words) - 18:06, 6 April 2022
  • ...3) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. He is chiefly remembered for his service in the [[Dardanelles Campaign]] during the [[First World War]], followed by ...nce, been the last holder of the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom.
    29 KB (4,511 words) - 12:46, 7 April 2022
  • ...ober, 1862 at Cranmers, in Mitcham, Surrey.<ref name=Record105>Evan-Thomas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 105.</ref> He was the fifth son of Charle ...name=Record105/> In his final term he befriended [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]'s grandchildren who had joined in September, 1877; [[Princ
    59 KB (9,117 words) - 18:51, 6 April 2022
  • ...the [[Zeebrugge Raid|Zeebrugge]] and [[Ostend Raid]]s in 1918, and for his service as Chief of Combined Operations in 1940&ndash;1941. For his service in China he was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 9 November, 1900.{{Ga
    15 KB (2,226 words) - 11:26, 7 April 2022
  • ...2}} On 5 June, he assumed command of the {{UK-Ariadne|f=t}}.<ref>Browning Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/104.}}</ref> ...Target Practice (Royal Navy)|Inspector of Target Practice]].<ref>Browning Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/104.}}</ref>
    12 KB (1,793 words) - 18:18, 6 April 2022
  • ...</ref> He then went to {{UK-Buzzard}} until 20 August, 1890.<ref>Colville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579032}} f. 29.</ref> ...n a three year turn in {{UK-Trafalgar}} in the Mediterranean.<ref>Colville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579032}} f. 29.</ref>
    13 KB (1,938 words) - 18:32, 6 April 2022
  • ...years in the {{UK-Britannia|f=t}}, ending on 18 February, 1908.<ref>Brand Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 118.</ref> ...an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 5 April.{{GazSup|3127
    15 KB (2,123 words) - 11:05, 4 September 2022
  • ==Service== She commissioned for service with the Cruiser Squadron at Portsmouth on 9 December, 1903 under Captain [
    11 KB (1,428 words) - 16:32, 13 May 2020
  • ...appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 8 May.{{Gaz|24093|2445| Fremantle was awarded the [[Royal United Service Institution]] Gold Medal for an essay he wrote in 1879, beating out six oth
    7 KB (1,060 words) - 21:12, 8 March 2023
  • ...therwise referenced, all details of Agar's naval career are taken from his service records.<br>{{TNA|ADM 196/144/626.|D8123451}}<br>{{TNA|ADM 196/127/294.|D81 ...oted as "Failed to qualify as pilot of Flying Wing. To be appointed to Sea Service." By his own account he had written off three aircraft.{{AgarFootprints|p.
    20 KB (3,198 words) - 11:32, 11 February 2024