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...In 1912 he was dismissed in acrimonious circumstances by [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] [[Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill|Winston Churchill]] and wen He entered the Royal Navy as Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman Simpson.

...t, 1867 – 2 April, 1925) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. ...d Mary, daughter of the Honourable Richard Watson, M.P. and grand-daughter of Lewis Watson, Second Baron Sondes.

[[File:Callaghan, NPG x65163.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir George A. Callaghan, 1918.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery ...tant an influence on Royal Navy war planning in the last years of peace as the Sea Lords.

...ruction against the German [[High Sea Fleet]]. Arbuthnot had a reputation of being a martinet, but he enjoyed almost universal respect because he would ...buthnot was appointed to the ''Northumberland'', until he was appointed to the ''Amethyst'' on 21 March, off Brazil.

...itter feud which threatened to tear the navy in half in the early years of the Twentieth Century. ...The third son William later declared, "that he would rather meet an army of Zulus than his reverend father in a bad temper."<ref>Bennett. ''Charlie B'

...l, 1867 &ndash; 30 July, 1920) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. Napier was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 December, 1887.{{Gaz|25771|7300|30 December, 1887}}

...ll) R.N. (30 August, 1864 &ndash; 17 August, 1958) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. De Chair was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}}, dated 19 May, 1885.{{Gaz|25514|4516|25 September, 1885}}

...R.N. (2 November, 1854 &ndash; 23 February, 1945) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...to the rank of {{LieutRN}} from the ''Victoria and Albert'' with seniority of 5 September, 1877.{{Gaz|24501|5151|7 September, 1877}}

...D., R.N. (15 March, 1862 &ndash; 20 October, 1936) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...King-Hall was specially promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 18 November, 1882.{{Gaz|25169|5173|17 November, 1882}}