Herbert Neville Garnett
Rear-Admiral (retired) Herbert Neville Garnett, C.M.G., R.N. (5 August, 1875 – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Born in Easton, Norwich as the son of Colonel F. Garnett, Garnett was a fluent French speaker.
Garnett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1896.[1]
Garnett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1907.[2]
On 12 December, 1911, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital with burns. He was found fit on 4 January, 1912.[3]
Garnett was appointed in command of the destroyer Foresight on 14 June, 1912. When she collided with Falcon in January, 1914, Garnett was found partly to blame.[4]
Great War
Garnett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1914.[5]
Garnett was placed in command of the monitor H.M.S. Roberts in May 1915.
Garnett was mentioned in despatches for services in Gallipoli, gazetted 14 March, 1916.[6]
In June 1916, he relieved Henry Tritton Buller in command of the second class protected cruiser Highflyer.
On 19 September 1917, Highflyer collided with a steamship. Garnett was told to be more careful in future.[7]
In January, 1918, Garnett was made Assistant Director of Mines.[8]
Garnett was awarded a C.M.G. for mining services and his services in the wake of the Halifax Disaster, gazetted 3 June, 1918.[9]
Post-war
On 15 January, 1921, Garnett left his post as Assistant Director of Mines and was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Carnarvon.[10]
Garnett was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 March, 1923.
Garnett was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral in September, 1924.[11]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by John S. Dumaresq |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 116 18 Jun, 1907[12][13] – 24 Aug, 1909[14] |
Succeeded by William L. Elder |
Preceded by Charles Tibbits |
Captain of H.M.S. Foresight 14 Jun, 1912[15][16] – 3 Mar, 1913[17] |
Succeeded by Herbert N. Garnett |
Preceded by Herbert N. Garnett |
Captain of H.M.S. Foresight 1 Jul, 1913[18] – 12 Nov, 1914[19] |
Succeeded by Lancelot N. Turton |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Virginian 12 Nov, 1914[20] – Apr, 1915[21] |
Succeeded by Michael H. Wilding |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Roberts Apr, 1915[22][23] – May, 1916[24] |
Succeeded by Argentine H. Alington |
Preceded by Henry T. Buller |
Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer May, 1916[25] – Jan, 1918[26] |
Succeeded by Vernon H. S. Haggard |
Preceded by Ernest Wigram |
Captain of H.M.S. Carnarvon 15 Jan, 1921[27] – 30 Jun, 1921[28] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Frederick S. Litchfield-Speer |
Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard 15 Mar, 1922[29] – 31 Mar, 1923[30] |
Succeeded by Benjamin Wingate Barrow |
Footnotes
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 318.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397k.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.