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==Chiefs of the Staff== | ==Chiefs of the Staff== | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas | *Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|E. C. T. Troubridge]], January, 1912 - January, 1913. | ||
*Admiral [[Henry Bradwardine Jackson|Sir Henry B. Jackson]], January, 1913 - July, 1914. | *Admiral [[Henry Bradwardine Jackson|Sir Henry B. Jackson]], January, 1913 - July, 1914. | ||
*Vice-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Sir F. C. Doveton Sturdee]], July, 1914 - November, 1914. | *Vice-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Sir F. C. Doveton Sturdee]], July, 1914 - November, 1914. | ||
Revision as of 20:23, 3 February 2010
Opening Months of the War
In 1919 Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss wrote that:
- The Admiralty needs a large and efficient staff organisation. At the commencement of the war this was lamentably inadequate."[1]
Captain Richmond, the Assistant Director of the Operations Division, wrote:
- The War Staff was deficient in all the characteristics needed for staff work. The whole of the work passes through the Chief of Staff. There is no decentralisation, and his mind has to grapple with every problem that arises, even in its details. The result is that the First Sea Lord and Chief of Staff are so overworked that they cannot foresee and provide in advance.[2]
Assessment
Historian Richard Hough described the Staff at the time of Coronel: "… craven, inexperienced and not sufficiently brainy."[3]
Chiefs of the Staff
- Rear-Admiral E. C. T. Troubridge, January, 1912 - January, 1913.
- Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson, January, 1913 - July, 1914.
- Vice-Admiral Sir F. C. Doveton Sturdee, July, 1914 - November, 1914.
- Vice-Admiral (Acting) Sir Henry F. Oliver, November, 1914 - May, 1917.[4]
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