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Rear-Admiral (retired) Herbert Neville Garnett, C.M.G., R.N. (5 August, 1875 – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Born in Easton, Norwich as the son of Colonel F. Garnett, Garnett was a fluent French speaker.

Garnett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1896.[1]

Garnett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1907.[2]

On 12 December, 1911, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital with burns. He was found fit on 4 January, 1912.[3]

Garnett was appointed in command of the destroyer Foresight on 14 June, 1912. When she collided with Falcon in January, 1914, Garnett was found partly to blame.[4]

Great War

Garnett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1914.[5]

Garnett was placed in command of the monitor H.M.S. Roberts in May 1915.

Garnett was mentioned in despatches for services in Gallipoli, gazetted 14 March, 1916.[6]

In June 1916, he relieved Henry Tritton Buller in command of the second class protected cruiser Highflyer.

On 19 September 1917, Highflyer collided with a steamship. Garnett was told to be more careful in future.[7]

In January, 1918, Garnett was made Assistant Director of Mines.[8]

Garnett was awarded a C.M.G. for mining services and his services in the wake of the Halifax Disaster, gazetted 3 June, 1918.[9]

Post-war

On 15 January, 1921, Garnett left his post as Assistant Director of Mines and was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Carnarvon.[10]

Garnett was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 March, 1923.

Garnett was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral in September, 1924.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John S. Dumaresq 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 116
18 Jun, 1907[12][13] – 24 Aug, 1909[14] 		Succeeded by
William L. Elder
Preceded by
Charles Tibbits 		Captain of H.M.S. Foresight
14 Jun, 1912[15][16] – 3 Mar, 1913[17] 		Succeeded by
Herbert N. Garnett
Preceded by
Herbert N. Garnett 		Captain of H.M.S. Foresight
1 Jul, 1913[18] – 12 Nov, 1914[19] 		Succeeded by
Lancelot N. Turton
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Virginian
12 Nov, 1914[20] – Apr, 1915[21] 		Succeeded by
Michael H. Wilding
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Roberts
Apr, 1915[22][23] – May, 1916[24] 		Succeeded by
Argentine H. Alington
Preceded by
Henry T. Buller 		Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer
May, 1916[25] – Jan, 1918[26] 		Succeeded by
Vernon H. S. Haggard
Preceded by
Ernest Wigram 		Captain of H.M.S. Carnarvon
15 Jan, 1921[27] – 30 Jun, 1921[28] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frederick S. Litchfield-Speer 		Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard
15 Mar, 1922[29] – 31 Mar, 1923[30] 		Succeeded by
Benjamin Wingate Barrow

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  2. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  3. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  4. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  5. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  6. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  7. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  8. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  9. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  10. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  11. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  12. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
  14. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  15. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 318.
  17. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  18. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  19. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  20. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  21. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  22. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397k.
  24. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  25. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  26. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  27. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  28. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  29. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  30. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.


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