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[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''George Parish Ross''', C.B. ([[7 February]], [[1875]] – [[1 February]], [[1942]]) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''George Parish Ross''', C.B., Royal Navy (Retired) (7 February, 1875 – 1 February, 1942) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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Ross died on [[1 February]], [[1942]] at 193, Queen's Gate, S.W.7.  He was sixty-seven years old.  His funeral service took place at St. Mary's Church, Kensington on 4 February, 11.30 a.m.
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==Life & Career==
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Ross was the youngest son of Horatio John Ross of the Bengal Civil Service.
  
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[[Category:1875 births|Ross]]
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Ross was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}}, dated 1 December, 1896.{{Gaz|26809|4|1 January, 1897}}
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[[Category:1942 deaths|Ross]]
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[[Category:Personalities|Ross]]
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On 30 June, 1908, Ross was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}.{{GazSup|28151|4644|26 June, 1908}}
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[[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Marlborough (1912)|Ross]]
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[[Category:Royal Navy Rear-Admirals|Ross]]
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He was appointed as acting captain of {{UK-KingEdwardVII}} on 17 May, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 336}}
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[[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers|Ross]]
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==The Great War==
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Ross was appointed to command {{UK-Marlborough}} on 25 May, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 355}} despite his promotion to {{CaptRN}} occurring on 30 June, 1914.{{Gaz|28842|4880|22 June, 1914}} He commanded ''Marlborough'' at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she was torpedoed, as Ross related in [[H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland|his report]].
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On 15 September 1916 Ross 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.) dated 31 May.{{GazSup|29751|9070|15 September, 1916}}
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He was appointed to command {{UK-Revenge}} on 11 February, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 895}} and was superseded on 15 April, 1919 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 August.{{CN}}  He was promoted to {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 1 January, 1925.{{Gaz|33010|219|9 January, 1925}}
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Ross acted as a pallbearer for [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Sir Cecil Burney]] upon his death in 1929.
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Ross died on 1 February, 1942 at 193, Queen's Gate, S.W.7.  He was sixty-seven years old.  His funeral service took place at St. Mary's Church, Kensington on 4 February, 11.30 a.m.
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==Bibliography==
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==Service Record==
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Ernest Troyte Harper|John E. T. Harper]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Plucky (1870)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Plucky'']]'''<br>15 Nov, 1906<ref>Ross Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 46.</ref> &ndash; 4 Jun, 1907<ref>Ross Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 46.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Oliver Elles Leggett|Oliver E. Leggett]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Chatterton|Herbert Chatterton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Teutonic (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Teutonic'']]'''<br>5 Jan, 1915<ref>Ross Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 46.</ref> &ndash; 2 Sep, 1915<ref>Ross Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 46.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Adrian Holt Smyth|Adrian H. Smyth]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant|Edmund P. F. G. Grant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marlborough (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marlborough'']]'''<br>2 Sep, 1915<ref>Ross Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44}}.  f. 46.</ref> &ndash; 11 Feb, 1917<ref>Day of year inferred from successor here and from predecessor in {{UK-Revenge}}.  Ross Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 46.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Buxton Kiddle|Edward B. Kiddle]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 12:14, 7 April 2022

Rear-Admiral George Parish Ross, C.B., Royal Navy (Retired) (7 February, 1875 – 1 February, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ross was the youngest son of Horatio John Ross of the Bengal Civil Service.

Ross was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, dated 1 December, 1896.[1]

On 30 June, 1908, Ross was promoted to the rank of Commander.[2]

He was appointed as acting captain of King Edward VII on 17 May, 1912.[3]

The Great War

Ross was appointed to command Marlborough on 25 May, 1914[4] despite his promotion to Captain occurring on 30 June, 1914.[5] He commanded Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland, where she was torpedoed, as Ross related in his report.

On 15 September 1916 Ross 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.) dated 31 May.[6]

He was appointed to command Revenge on 11 February, 1917[7] and was superseded on 15 April, 1919 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 August.[Citation needed] He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 January, 1925.[8]

Ross acted as a pallbearer for Sir Cecil Burney upon his death in 1929.

Ross died on 1 February, 1942 at 193, Queen's Gate, S.W.7. He was sixty-seven years old. His funeral service took place at St. Mary's Church, Kensington on 4 February, 11.30 a.m.

Bibliography

Service Record

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John E. T. Harper 		Captain of H.M.S. Plucky
15 Nov, 1906[9] – 4 Jun, 1907[10] 		Succeeded by
Oliver E. Leggett
Preceded by
Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis 		Captain of H.M.S. King Edward VII
12 Jun, 1913[11] – 1 Jul, 1913[12] 		Succeeded by
E. Percy F. G. Grant
Preceded by
Herbert Chatterton 		Captain of H.M.S. Teutonic
5 Jan, 1915[13] – 2 Sep, 1915[14] 		Succeeded by
Adrian H. Smyth
Preceded by
Edmund P. F. G. Grant 		Captain of H.M.S. Marlborough
2 Sep, 1915[15] – 11 Feb, 1917[16] 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Kiddle
Preceded by
Edward B. Kiddle 		Captain of H.M.S. Revenge
11 Feb, 1917[17] – 15 Apr, 1919[18] 		Succeeded by
George T. C. P. Swabey

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26809. p. 4. 1 January, 1897.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 336.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 355.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28842. p. 4880. 22 June, 1914.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 895.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33010. p. 219. 9 January, 1925.
  9. ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
  10. ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
  11. ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
  12. ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
  13. ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
  14. ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
  15. ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
  16. ↑ Day of year inferred from successor here and from predecessor in Revenge. Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 895.
  18. ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.

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