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On 1 April, 1922, Green was appointed Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland and Admiral Superintendent of [[Rosyth Dockyard]].<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 27 March, 1922.  Issue '''42990''', col A, pg. 23.</ref>
 
On 1 April, 1922, Green was appointed Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland and Admiral Superintendent of [[Rosyth Dockyard]].<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 27 March, 1922.  Issue '''42990''', col A, pg. 23.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 November, 1922, vice [[Lionel Halsey|Halsey]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32764/pages/7873 no. 32764.  p. 7873.]  7 November, 1922.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 November, 1922, vice [[Lionel Halsey|Halsey]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32764/pages/7873 no. 32764.  p. 7873.]  7 November, 1922.</ref>  On 1 January, 1925, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33010/pages/219 no. 33010.  p. 219.]  9 January, 1925.</ref>
  
 
==Retirement==
 
==Retirement==

Revision as of 19:19, 3 April 2011

Admiral SIR John Frederick Ernest Green, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (8 August, 1866 – 30 October, 1948) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Green was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1890.[1]

Green was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1901, for services in China.[2]

Great War

Green was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 September, 1917, vice Stoddart,[3] and was appointed Senior Naval Officer on the Clyde on 20 October, 1917.[4] On 30 October, 1918, he was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding in the White Sea, with his flag in H.M.S. Glory.[5]

Post-War

On 1 April, 1922, Green was appointed Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland and Admiral Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard.[6]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 November, 1922, vice Halsey.[7] On 1 January, 1925, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request.[8]

Retirement

While shooting in Fife on 31 October, 1925 with fellow retired admiral Edward H. Moubray and Admiral Sir Henry Oliver, Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, Green wheeled for a woodcock, fired and shot one barrel into Oliver, fortunately not seriously injuring him. According to Oliver, Green had accidentally shot someone before, and acquired a reputation for doing so.[9]

Green was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30267. p. 9151. 4 September, 1917.
  4. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (June, 1918). p. 4.
  5. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 7.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 March, 1922. Issue 42990, col A, pg. 23.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32764. p. 7873. 7 November, 1922.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33010. p. 219. 9 January, 1925.
  9. ↑ "Oliver Typescript Memoir." II. pp. 270-271.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir John Green" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 2 November, 1948. Issue 51218, col E, pg. 7.

Service Record


Naval Offices
Preceded by
Sir Herbert L. Heath 		Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland and Admiral Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard
1922 – 1923 		Succeeded by
Sir Reginald Y. Tyrhwitt
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