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==Early Life & Career==
==Early Life & Career==


Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1904.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1904.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/87.|D7603794}} f. 292.</ref>


Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1912.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1912.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/87.|D7603794}} f. 292.</ref>


Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/87.|D7603794}} f. 292.</ref>


Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1921.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1921.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/87.|D7603794}} f. 292.</ref>


Somerville was appointed in command of {{UK-Benbow}} on 20 August, 1922, but [[Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton]] was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923.
Somerville was appointed in command of {{UK-Benbow}} on 20 August, 1922, but [[Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton]] was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923.


He was appointed in command of the heavy cruiser [[H.M.S. Norfolk (1928)|''Norfolk'']] on 28 December, 1931.  He would be superseded in her when she was recommissioned.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
He was appointed in command of the heavy cruiser {{UK-Norfolk}} on 28 December, 1931.  He would be superseded in her when she was recommissioned.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/87.|D7603794}} f. 292.</ref>


Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 12 October, 1933.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 12 October, 1933.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/87.|D7603794}} f. 292.</ref>


Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 11 September, 1937.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 11 September, 1937.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/87.|D7603794}} f. 292.</ref>


Somerville was retired as medically unfit on 31 July, 1939.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
Somerville was retired as medically unfit on 31 July, 1939.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/87.|D7603794}} f. 292.</ref>


==World War II==
==World War II==
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1942.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1942.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/87.|D7603794}} f. 292.</ref>
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Revision as of 19:33, 28 June 2016

Admiral of the Fleet SIR James Fownes Somerville, G.C.B., G.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Navy (17 July, 1882 – 19 March, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy who played an extensive role in helping the service adopt and exploit wireless signalling.

Early Life & Career

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1904.[1]

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1912.[2]

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[3]

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1921.[4]

Somerville was appointed in command of Benbow on 20 August, 1922, but Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923.

He was appointed in command of the heavy cruiser Norfolk on 28 December, 1931. He would be superseded in her when she was recommissioned.[5]

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 12 October, 1933.[6]

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 11 September, 1937.[7]

Somerville was retired as medically unfit on 31 July, 1939.[8]

World War II

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1942.[9] [TO BE CONTINUED - TONE]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral of the Fleet Sir J. Somerville" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 21 March, 1949. Issue 51335, col E, pg. 7.
  • Macintyre, Captain Donald (1961). Fighting Admiral: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Somerville, G.C.B., G.B.E., D.S.O.. London: Evans Brothers Limited.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Dudley R. S. de Chair 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 95
early 1904[10] – 16 May, 1904[11] 		Succeeded by
Albert G. Baggs
Preceded by
H. Ralph Crooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Benbow
20 Aug, 1922[12] – 31 Oct, 1924[13] 		Succeeded by
Kenelm E. L. Creighton
Preceded by
Joseph C. W. Henley 		Captain of H.M.S. Barham
6 May, 1927[14] – Dec, 1927[15] 		Succeeded by
Hubert S. Monroe
Preceded by
Hubert S. Monroe 		Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
Dec, 1927[16] – 1 Sep, 1928[17] 		Succeeded by
John W. Carrington
Preceded by
George R. B. Blount 		Captain of H.M.S. Barham
1 Sep, 1928[18] – Apr, 1929[19] 		Succeeded by
John C. Hamilton
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Norfolk
28 Dec, 1931[20] 		Succeeded by
H. Evelyn C. Blagrove
Preceded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton
as Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean 		Vice-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean
Apr, 1938[21] 		Succeeded by
John C. Tovey
as Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean
Preceded by
William J. Whitworth 		Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
28 Jun, 1940[22] – 10 Aug, 1940[Citation needed] 		Succeeded by
William J. Whitworth

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/87. f. 292.
  2. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/87. f. 292.
  3. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/87. f. 292.
  4. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/87. f. 292.
  5. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/87. f. 292.
  6. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/87. f. 292.
  7. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/87. f. 292.
  8. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/87. f. 292.
  9. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/87. f. 292.
  10. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  11. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  12. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  13. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  14. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  15. ↑ Inferred from successor. Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 403.
  16. ↑ Date inferred from his successor in Barham and Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  17. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  18. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  19. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  20. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  21. ↑ Successor assumed command that month. Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
  22. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.


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