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.
Contents
Early Life & Career
On 16 October, 1897, Pound was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 29 August, 1896.[1]
On 29 August, 1898, Pound was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1909.[3]
Captain
Flag Rank
Pound was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 March, 1926.
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 May, 1930, vice Fuller.[4]
Pound was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 January, 1935, vice Preston.[5]
First Sea Lord
Pound was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet on 31 July, 1939, vice Tyrwhitt.[6]
On 1 October, 1941, Pound was appointed First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George VI, vice Drax.[7]
Mrs. Sheila de Molyns, the daughter of Pound's former admiral in Colossus, acidly noted of his death: "It probably suited Churchill."[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26901. p. 5725. 19 October, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27000. p. 5195. 30 August, 1898.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28263. p. 4857. 25 June, 1909.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33606. p. 3069. 16 May, 1930.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 34125. p. 458. 18 January, 1935.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 34651. p. 5393. 4 August, 1939.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 35309. p. 5962. 14 October, 1941.
- ↑ Sheila de Moleyns. Tape recording in possession of the Liddle Collection, University of Leeds.
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 |
- 1877 births
- 1943 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1891
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Naval Assistants to the First Sea Lord
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Colossus (1910)
- Assistant Directors of Plans (Royal Navy)
- Director of the Operations Division (Home) (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Repulse (1916)
- Directors of Plans (Royal Navy)
- Chiefs of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean
- Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff
- Vice-Admirals Commanding the Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)
- First Sea Lords
- First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp to King George VI
- Royal Navy Admirals of the Fleet
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
