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Borrett scored 1,322 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming third out of his batch of twenty.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 27 June, 1881.  Issue '''30231''', col E, p. 8.</ref>
 
Borrett scored 1,322 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming third out of his batch of twenty.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 27 June, 1881.  Issue '''30231''', col E, p. 8.</ref>
  
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Borrett was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 13 November, 1889.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25994/pages/6135 no. 25994.  p. 6135.]  19 November, 1889.</ref>
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Borrett was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 13 November, 1889.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25994/pages/6135 no. 25994.  p. 6135.]  19 November, 1889.</ref>
  
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Borrett was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1901, for services in China.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263.  p. 82.]  4 January, 1901.</ref>
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Borrett was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1901, for services in China.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263.  p. 82.]  4 January, 1901.</ref>
  
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Borrett was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/31 no. 27982.  p. 31.]  1 January, 1907.</ref>
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Borrett was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/31 no. 27982.  p. 31.]  1 January, 1907.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Indefatigable|y=1891|f=t}} on 23 January, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 331.</ref>
 
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Indefatigable|y=1891|f=t}} on 23 January, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 331.</ref>
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He commanded the dreadnought [[H.M.S. Monarch (1911)|''Monarch'']] at the [[Battle of Jutland]].
 
He commanded the dreadnought [[H.M.S. Monarch (1911)|''Monarch'']] at the [[Battle of Jutland]].
  
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On 5 October, 1917, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[James Clement Ley|Ley]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30343/pages/10762 no. 30343.  p. 10762.]  19 October, 1917.</ref>  He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30451/supplements/80 (Supplement) no. 30451.  p. 80.]  1 January, 1918.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 16 August.<ref>Borrett Service Record.  f. 505.</ref>
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On 5 October, 1917, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[James Clement Ley|Ley]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30343/pages/10762 no. 30343.  p. 10762.]  19 October, 1917.</ref>  He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30451/supplements/80 (Supplement) no. 30451.  p. 80.]  1 January, 1918.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 16 August.<ref>Borrett Service Record.  f. 505.</ref>
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==
 
Borrett was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron]], dated 1 March, 1919.<ref>"End  of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 3 April, 1919.  Issue '''42065''', col D, p. 13.</ref>
 
Borrett was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron]], dated 1 March, 1919.<ref>"End  of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 3 April, 1919.  Issue '''42065''', col D, p. 13.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 14 October, 1923, vice [[Philip Howard Colomb|Colomb]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32886/pages/8537 no. 32886.  p. 8537.]  7 December, 1923.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 February, 1925.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33025/pages/1426 no. 33025.  p. 1426.]  27 February, 1925.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 14 October, 1923, vice [[Philip Howard Colomb|Colomb]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32886/pages/8537 no. 32886.  p. 8537.]  7 December, 1923.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 February, 1925.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33025/pages/1426 no. 33025.  p. 1426.]  27 February, 1925.</ref>
  
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He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300.  p. 5105.]  5 August, 1927.</ref>
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He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300.  p. 5105.]  5 August, 1927.</ref>
  
 
==Assessment==
 
==Assessment==

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Admiral George Holmes Borrett, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (10 March, 1868 – 10 June, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Borrett scored 1,322 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming third out of his batch of twenty.[1]

Borrett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 November, 1889.[2]

Borrett was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1901, for services in China.[3]

Borrett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1906.[4]

He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Indefatigable on 23 January, 1908.[5]

Great War

At the outbreak of war, he was in command of Warrior, operating with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[6]

He commanded the dreadnought Monarch at the Battle of Jutland.

On 5 October, 1917, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice Ley.[7] He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.[8] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 16 August.[9]

Post-War

Borrett was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron, dated 1 March, 1919.[10]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 14 October, 1923, vice Colomb.[11] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 February, 1925.[12]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[13]

Assessment

Speaking to Captain Herbert W. Richmond in 1917, Borrett apparently said of Jutland, "We had them [the Germans] stone cold & we let them go."[14] Accepting that this conversation took place, this writer has been unable to find among the Jutland papers any mention of Captain Borrett hauling Monarch out of the line after the Germans, or of him signalling his immediate superior in the battle line, Rear-Admiral Leveson, suggesting that he do the same. — SIMON HARLEY, Co-editor.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue 30231, col E, p. 8.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25994. p. 6135. 19 November, 1889.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
  5. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 331.
  6. ↑ Corbett. Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 440.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30343. p. 10762. 19 October, 1917.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 80. 1 January, 1918.
  9. ↑ Borrett Service Record. f. 505.
  10. ↑ "End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue 42065, col D, p. 13.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32886. p. 8537. 7 December, 1923.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33025. p. 1426. 27 February, 1925.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
  14. ↑ Diary entry for 4 May, 1917. Quoted in Marder. Portrait of an Admiral. p. 247.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral G. H. Borrett" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 11 June, 1952. Issue 52335, col D, pg. 8.

Service Records

Naval Appointments

 

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