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Admiral SIR Morgan Singer, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (13 December, 1864 – 27 April, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
First World War
Singer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 14 September, 1915, vice Bayly, promoted to Vice-Admiral.[1]
On the growing friction between Fisher and Churchill over the Dardanelles policy Singer commented: "F. should undoubtedly have tendered his resignation or backed up the 1st Lord."
After the operations in Antwerp, which Singer had helped equip, Singer was moved to write to his wife on 10 October, 1914: "I think that Winston had better disband his Naval Division now, but he is so obstinate that this will make him go on all the more, there were some men amongst those interned I'm sure [were] actually wanted for the Fleet!"
In November, 1915 Singer and his family moved into 8 Wilton Street, Grosvenor Place. Fran went to the Francis Holland Church of England School.
Appointed a Civil C.B. on 1 January, 1916 and received it from His Majesty the King on 15 January.
Upon the reorganisation of the Grand Fleet and Admiralty in November, 1916, Captain Frederic Charles Dreyer was one of the officers brought down to the Admiralty, reputedly as D.N.O. Captain Philip Wylie Dumas was moved to write on 1 December that if so it would be an "insult to Singer."[2]
Joined H.M.S. Orvieto and hoisted his Flag on 2 April, 1917.
Struck his Flag in the Tenth Cruiser Squadron on 14 December, 1917 and reported to London.
Morgan was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 12 February, 1919, vice Madden.[3]
In July, 1921 Singer was appointed a member of the Imperial War Graves Commission and its Finance Committee in succession to the recently deceased Admiral Sir Edmund S. Poë. Until he fell ill in the autumn of 1937 he rarely missed a meeting of the Commission.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28902. p. 7294. 14 September, 1914.
- ↑ Dumas Diary entry for 1 December, 1916.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Morgan Singer" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 29 April, 1938. Issue 47981, col D, pg. 18.
- "Sir Morgan Singer" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 30 April, 1938. Issue 47982, col B, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
- 1864 births
- 1938 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1877
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Andromeda (1897)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Roxburgh (1904)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Dominion (1903)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)
- Directors of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)
- Admirals-Superintendent of Bermuda Dockyard
- Commanders-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
