Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound

Admiral of the Fleet SIR Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O., Royal Navy (29 August, 1877 – 21 October, 1943) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1909.

Mrs. Sheila de Molyns, the daughter of Pound's former admiral in Colossus, acidly noted of his death: "It probably suited Churchill."

Pound was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 March, 1926.

Pound was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 January, 1935, vice Preston.

Bibliography

• "Adml. of the Fleet Sir D. Pound" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 22 October, 1943. Issue 49683, col D, pg. 7.
• Brodhurst, Robin (2000). Churchill's Anchor: Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O.. Barnsley: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-765-1.

Papers

• Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum. Catalogue number 2176 92/53/1.

Service Record

• The National Archives. ADM 196/44.

Naval Offices
Preceded by Frederic C. Dreyer	Vice-Admiral Commanding, Battle Cruiser Squadron 1929 – 1931	Succeeded by Wilfred Tomkinson
Preceded by Sir Roger R. C. Backhouse	First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff 1939 – 1943	Succeeded by Sir Andrew B. Cunningham