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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Allan Morison Duff|Arthur A. M. Duff]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Allan Morison Duff|Arthur A. M. Duff]]''' | ||
| − | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|Commanding Officer of H.M.S. ''Lion'']]'''<br>1913 – 1916 | + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|Commanding Officer of<br>H.M.S. ''Lion'']]'''<br>1913 – 1916 |
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roger Roland Charles Backhouse|Roger R. C. Backhouse]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roger Roland Charles Backhouse|Roger R. C. Backhouse]]''' | ||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]]''' | ||
| − | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)|Commanding Officer of H.M.S. ''Iron Duke'']]'''<br>1913 – 1916 | + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)|Commanding Officer of<br>H.M.S. ''Iron Duke'']]'''<br>1913 – 1916 |
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eustace La Trobe Leatham|Eustace La T. Leatham]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eustace La Trobe Leatham|Eustace La T. Leatham]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 12:07, 9 February 2011
Admiral of the Fleet THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, First Baron Chatfield, P.C., G.C.B., O.M. (27 September, 1873 – 15 November, 1967) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War. He acted as Flag Captain to David Beatty, First Earl Beatty for six years before service at the Admiralty and fleet command. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1933 to 1938 and started the critical buildup of the Navy as the military and naval threat from Germany emerged.
Early Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1909.[1] On 8 February, 1910, he was appointed in command of H.M.S. London.[2]
Great War
In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Chatfield was appointed a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[3]
Post-War
On 26 January, 1920 he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28263. p. 4857. 25 June, 1909.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, pg. 17.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31791. p. 2189. 24 February, 1920.
Bibliography
- Beatty, Admiral of the Fleet David, First Earl Beatty (1993). Ranft, Bryan McL.. ed. The Beatty Papers. Volume II. London: Navy Records Society. ISBN 0859678067.
- Chatfield, Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield (1942). The Navy and Defence: The Autobiography of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield. London: William Heinemann Ltd.
- Chatfield, Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield (1947). It Might Happen Again. London: William Heinemann Ltd.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Arthur A. M. Duff |
Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Lion 1913 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Roger R. C. Backhouse |
| Preceded by Frederic C. Dreyer |
Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Iron Duke 1913 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Eustace La T. Leatham |
| Preceded by Sir Frederick L. Field |
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff 1933 – 1938 |
Succeeded by Sir Roger R. C. Backhouse |
Categories:
- 1873 births
- 1967 deaths
- Personalities
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Albemarle (1901)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. London (1899)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Southampton (1913)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Lion (1910)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (1913)
- Fourth Sea Lords
- Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Third Sea Lords
- Commanders-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)
- First Sea Lords
- Royal Navy Admirals of the Fleet
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
