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Jellicoe paid off ''Centurion'' on 19 September, 1901. On 8 November he was appointed to ''President'' for service at the Admiralty as Naval Assistant to the Controller. His salary was fixed at £950 per annum. | Jellicoe paid off ''Centurion'' on 19 September, 1901. On 8 November he was appointed to ''President'' for service at the Admiralty as Naval Assistant to the Controller. His salary was fixed at £950 per annum. | ||
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| + | By his own account, Jellicoe asked Gwendoline to marry him on 8 February, 1902.<ref>Bacon. p. 134.</ref> They were married at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, in the afternoon of 1 July. The Reverend F. G. G. Jellicoe, of Alverstoke, Hants., his brother, officiated. [[George Grey Aston|George Aston]], now a Lieutenant-Colonel, and also a Companion of the Bath, was best man. Prince Henry of Prussia sent sent Captain Coerper of the Imperial German Navy to represent him.<ref>"Court and Social" (Court and Social). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 2 July, 1902. Issue '''36809''', col B, pg. 10.</ref> | ||
He returned to sea on 12 August, 1903, in command of the armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Drake (1901)|''Drake'']]. On 31 October he was appointed a "member of a Committee to enquire into causes of flooding compartments of Prince George other than those injured by collision with Hannibal." ''Drake'' was inspected by Rear-Admiral [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Wilmot H. Fawkes]] in October, 1904, who noted of Jellicoe, "Has great zeal & ability & a thorough knowledge of his profession. He has shown in leading the lee line that he will handle a squadron well. I believe his constitution is sound but long hours tire him."<ref>Jellicoe Service Record. ADM 196/87. f. 27.</ref> | He returned to sea on 12 August, 1903, in command of the armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Drake (1901)|''Drake'']]. On 31 October he was appointed a "member of a Committee to enquire into causes of flooding compartments of Prince George other than those injured by collision with Hannibal." ''Drake'' was inspected by Rear-Admiral [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Wilmot H. Fawkes]] in October, 1904, who noted of Jellicoe, "Has great zeal & ability & a thorough knowledge of his profession. He has shown in leading the lee line that he will handle a squadron well. I believe his constitution is sound but long hours tire him."<ref>Jellicoe Service Record. ADM 196/87. f. 27.</ref> | ||
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Jellicoe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1897.[1]
He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Division, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 9 November, 1900, "in recognition of services rendered during the recent disturbance in China."[2]
Jellicoe paid off Centurion on 19 September, 1901. On 8 November he was appointed to President for service at the Admiralty as Naval Assistant to the Controller. His salary was fixed at £950 per annum.
By his own account, Jellicoe asked Gwendoline to marry him on 8 February, 1902.[3] They were married at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, in the afternoon of 1 July. The Reverend F. G. G. Jellicoe, of Alverstoke, Hants., his brother, officiated. George Aston, now a Lieutenant-Colonel, and also a Companion of the Bath, was best man. Prince Henry of Prussia sent sent Captain Coerper of the Imperial German Navy to represent him.[4]
He returned to sea on 12 August, 1903, in command of the armoured cruiser Drake. On 31 October he was appointed a "member of a Committee to enquire into causes of flooding compartments of Prince George other than those injured by collision with Hannibal." Drake was inspected by Rear-Admiral Wilmot H. Fawkes in October, 1904, who noted of Jellicoe, "Has great zeal & ability & a thorough knowledge of his profession. He has shown in leading the lee line that he will handle a squadron well. I believe his constitution is sound but long hours tire him."[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26809. p. 3. 1 January, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27245. p. 6853. 9 November, 1900.
- ↑ Bacon. p. 134.
- ↑ "Court and Social" (Court and Social). The Times. Wednesday, 2 July, 1902. Issue 36809, col B, pg. 10.
- ↑ Jellicoe Service Record. ADM 196/87. f. 27.
