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Jellicoe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1891,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26188/pages/4070 no. 26188.  p. 4070.]  31 July, 1891.</ref> and remained on duty at the Admiralty.  By now he had had been engaged on staff work for five years.  In 1903, before a committee on promotions, he was asked by Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.]], "Did you find any drawback, being yourself so long on a staff appointment?"  Jellicoe replied, "Yes, I did; I made every effort, the moment I was promoted to get to sea; and if I had not got to sea as quickly as I did, I think I should have been a failure."<ref>Minutes of Evidence.  p. 32.{{TNA|ADM 116/881.}}</ref>
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Jellicoe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1891,{{Gaz|26188|4070|31 July, 1891}} and remained on duty at the Admiralty.  By now he had had been engaged on staff work for five years.  In 1902, before a committee on promotions, he was asked by Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.]], "Did you find any drawback, being yourself so long on a staff appointment?"  Jellicoe replied, "Yes, I did; I made every effort, the moment I was promoted to get to sea; and if I had not got to sea as quickly as I did, I think I should have been a failure."<ref>Minutes of Evidence.  p. 32.{{TNA|ADM 116/881.}}</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:22, 28 December 2020

The Life of Admiral of the Fleet
John Rushworth Jellicoe,
First Earl Jellicoe

5 December, 1869 – 20 November, 1935
Jellicoe, 1920.JPG
Chapters
Background and Early LifeService as LieutenantCommanderCommand and ChinaDirector of Naval OrdnanceFlag Rank and ControllerSea Service and Second Sea LordCommand of the Grand FleetThe War at Sea, 1914-1916The Battle of JutlandAfter JutlandFirst Sea Lord and the Submarine MenaceControversy and DismissalEmpire TourGovernor-General of New ZealandThe Jutland ControversyRetirementDeath and Legacy

Jellicoe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1891,[1] and remained on duty at the Admiralty. By now he had had been engaged on staff work for five years. In 1902, before a committee on promotions, he was asked by Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart., "Did you find any drawback, being yourself so long on a staff appointment?" Jellicoe replied, "Yes, I did; I made every effort, the moment I was promoted to get to sea; and if I had not got to sea as quickly as I did, I think I should have been a failure."[2]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 26188. p. 4070. 31 July, 1891.
  2. Minutes of Evidence. p. 32.The National Archives. ADM 116/881.