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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1909.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28263/pages/4857 no. 28263.  p. 4857.]  25 June, 1909.</ref>
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Chatfield was confirmed in the rank Sub-Lieutenant dated 27 September, 1892, and promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} dated 27 March, 1894.{{Gaz|26508|2510|1 May, 1894}}
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1909.{{Gaz|28263|4857|25 June, 1909}} 
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He was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} on 26 August, 1909.<ref>Chatfield Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43.  f. 346.</ref>
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On 8 February, 1910, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1London|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 31 January, 1910.  Issue '''39183''', col B, p. 17.</ref>
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Chatfield was appointed Captain of {{UK-Aboukir}} on 2 July, 1912.<ref>Chatfield Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 346.</ref>
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He was appointed command of the {{UK-1Southampton|f=t}} on 24 September, 1912.<ref>Chatfield Service Record.  The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.</ref>
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Rear-Admiral [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]] apparently asked Chatfield to be his Flag Captain in the {{UK-CS|3}}, an offer he evidently declined.<ref>Chatfield to [[Vincent Wilberforce Baddeley|Sir Vincent W. Baddeley]]. Letter of 10 January, 1946.  NMRN, Portsmouth: MSS 264.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
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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.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29608/supplements/5553 (Supplement) no. 29608.  p. 5553.]  2 June, 1916.</ref>
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In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Chatfield was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).{{GazSup|29608|5553|2 June, 1916}}
  
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==Retirement==
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On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) for his services at Jutland, dated 31 May.{{GazSup|29751|9071|15 September, 1916}}
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After leaving the Admiralty, Chatfield served as chairman of the expert committee on Indian defence (1938–9), and while still in India received an invitation from the prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, to join the cabinet as minister for co-ordination of defence, in succession to T. W. H. Inskip. He started this work in Whitehall in February 1939 at a time when it was certain that war with a rearmed Germany could not be long delayed. He was sworn of the privy council on taking up the appointment, having been admitted to the Order of Merit in the previous month. But the essential pragmatism of politics was entirely foreign to one who had been brought up since youth to the decision-taking character of naval life, and he was constantly irked by his lack of power to press ahead in his own way with the rapid build-up, which war demanded, of the navy, army, and air force. As he himself wrote in his memoirs, when he found himself after the declaration of war a member of the war cabinet, he was little more than ‘a fifth wheel to the coach’ (Chatfield, The Navy and Defence), but his malaise in political life went deeper than that. He was apt to be intolerant of politicians, perhaps not understanding that they, like him, also had their particular spheres of responsibility for which they were answerable to parliament. His disillusionment with the political side of service life was also exacerbated by the fact that, although he was an admiral of the fleet, he now had no say in the chiefs of staff committee which, as first sea lord, he had grown used to dominate. He was asked to resign in March 1940 and his office was abolished. He then turned his undoubted abilities to less irksome occupations, of which the most important was the chairmanship of the committee on evacuation of casualties in London region hospitals.
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Chatfield was one of the most able and dedicated naval officers of his generation, a man of great intellect, force of character, and complete integrity. In stature he was small, with little of the traditional look of an admiral about him, and he was austere with little sense of humour. He reached the top of his profession, deservedly, through hard work, an intense devotion to duty, and an unbending resolution to carry into effect the policies he considered necessary to transform the hidebound Grand Fleet of 1914–18 into the flexible instrument so ably used by the fleet commanders of 1939–45, a transformation as successful as it was necessary. He received many decorations and honours in his life, both British and foreign, which included honorary degrees from both Oxford and Cambridge universities.
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==Post-War==
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In recognition of his services during the war he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 5 April, 1919.{{GazSup|31274|4516|5 April, 1919}}
  
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Chatfield died at his home, the Small House, Farnham Common, on 15 November 1967 and was succeeded in the barony by his son, Ernle David Lewis (b. 1917).
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On 26 January, 1920 he was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V.{{GazSup|31791|2189|24 February, 1920}}  On 31 July he was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[William Edmund Goodenough|Goodenough]].{{Gaz|32017|8408|13 August, 1920}}
  
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'''Wealth at death;''' £20,988: probate, 11 April. 1968.
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 March, 1926.{{Gaz|33139|1650|5 March, 1926}}
  
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==Footnotes==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 April, 1930, vice [[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|Watson]].{{Gaz|33596|2327|11 April, 1930}}
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On 8 May, 1935, he was promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}}, vice [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Keyes]].{{Gaz|34159|3048|10 May, 1935}}
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In 1938, he served as Chairman of the Expert Committee on Indian Defence, and received an expression of appreciation for his services on 20 February of 1939.<ref>Chatfield Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 346.</ref>
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A Naval Identity Card was issued for him in 1943 &mdash; No. 123811.  He became  the Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Buckingham on 15 June, 1951.<ref>Chatfield Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 346.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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==Papers==
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*[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491702.html Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.]  For a detailed list see [[Chatfield Papers at the National Maritime Museum]].
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==Service Records==
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 27 June 2022

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

Chatfield was confirmed in the rank Sub-Lieutenant dated 27 September, 1892, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 27 March, 1894.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1909.[2]

He was appointed in command of the battleship battleship Albemarle on 26 August, 1909.[3]

On 8 February, 1910, he was appointed in command of the battleship London.[4]

Chatfield was appointed Captain of Aboukir on 2 July, 1912.[5]

He was appointed command of the light cruiser Southampton on 24 September, 1912.[6]

Rear-Admiral Charles E. Madden apparently asked Chatfield to be his Flag Captain in the Third Cruiser Squadron, an offer he evidently declined.[7]

Great War

In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Chatfield was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[8]

On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) for his services at Jutland, dated 31 May.[9]

Post-War

In recognition of his services during the war he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 5 April, 1919.[10]

On 26 January, 1920 he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V.[11] On 31 July he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Goodenough.[12]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1926.[13]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 April, 1930, vice Watson.[14]

On 8 May, 1935, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, vice Keyes.[15]

In 1938, he served as Chairman of the Expert Committee on Indian Defence, and received an expression of appreciation for his services on 20 February of 1939.[16]

A Naval Identity Card was issued for him in 1943 — No. 123811. He became the Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Buckingham on 15 June, 1951.[17]

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.

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry W. Grant 		Captain of H.M.S. Albemarle
26 Aug, 1909[18][19] – 8 Feb, 1910[20] 		Succeeded by
John S. Luard
Preceded by
James C. Ley 		Captain of H.M.S. London
8 Feb, 1910[21] – 26 Aug, 1910[22] 		Succeeded by
Hugh F. P. Sinclair
Preceded by
James L. S. Kirkness 		Captain of H.M.S. Aboukir
2 Jul, 1912[23] 		Succeeded by
Bentinck J. D. Yelverton
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Southampton
24 Sep, 1912[24] – Mar, 1913[25] 		Succeeded by
Arthur A. M. Duff
Preceded by
Arthur A. M. Duff 		Captain of H.M.S. Lion
1 Mar, 1913[26][27] – 29 Nov, 1916[28] 		Succeeded by
Roger R. C. Backhouse
Preceded by
Frederic C. Dreyer 		Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
29 Nov, 1916[29] – 15 Feb, 1917[30] 		Succeeded by
Eustace La T. Leatham
Preceded by
Eustace La T. Leatham 		Captain of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
15 Feb, 1917[31] – 7 Apr, 1919[32] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Matthew R. Best
Preceded by
Sir Hugh H. D. Tothill 		Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport
18 Jun, 1919[33] – 15 Mar, 1920[34] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle
Preceded by
James A. Fergusson 		Assistant Chief of Naval Staff
15 Mar, 1920[35] – 1 Dec, 1922[36] 		Succeeded by
Cyril T. M. Fuller
Preceded by
Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, Bart. 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Light Cruiser Squadron
11 Dec, 1922 – Sep, 1924 		Succeeded by
Continued Operation as the Third Cruiser Squadron
Preceded by
The Third Light Cruiser Squadron 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Cruiser Squadron
Sep, 1924[37] – 22 Jan, 1925 		Succeeded by
John W. L. McClintock
Preceded by
Cyril T. M. Fuller 		Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy
30 Apr, 1925[38] – 1 Nov, 1928[39] 		Succeeded by
Roger R. C. Backhouse
Preceded by
The Hon. Sir Hubert G. Brand 		Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet
17 Apr, 1929[40] – 27 May, 1930[41] 		Succeeded by
Sir Michael H. Hodges
Preceded by
Sir Frederick L. Field 		Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station
27 May, 1930 – 31 Oct, 1932 		Succeeded by
Sir William W. Fisher
Preceded by
Sir Frederick L. Field 		First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
21 Jan, 1933[42] – 7 Sep, 1938[43] 		Succeeded by
Sir Roger R. C. Backhouse

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26508. p. 2510. 1 May, 1894.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28263. p. 4857. 25 June, 1909.
  3. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, p. 17.
  5. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  6. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  7. ↑ Chatfield to Sir Vincent W. Baddeley. Letter of 10 January, 1946. NMRN, Portsmouth: MSS 264.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9071. 15 September, 1916.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31274. p. 4516. 5 April, 1919.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31791. p. 2189. 24 February, 1920.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32017. p. 8408. 13 August, 1920.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33596. p. 2327. 11 April, 1930.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34159. p. 3048. 10 May, 1935.
  16. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  17. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 274.
  19. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  20. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  21. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  22. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  23. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  24. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  25. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  26. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 7 February, 1913. Issue 40129, col C, p. 11.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395vv.
  28. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  29. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  30. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  31. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  32. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  33. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 126.
  34. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  35. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 123.
  36. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  37. ↑ Chatfield commanded the Third Light Cruiser Squadron until it was renamed 3 C.S. in this month.
  38. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 30 April, 1925. Issue 43949, col E, p. 10.
  39. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  40. ↑ "Atlantic Fleet Command" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 November, 1928. Issue 45039, col D, p. 11.
  41. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  42. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  43. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.

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