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| − | Jellicoe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1891 | + | Jellicoe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1891,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26188/pages/4070 no. 26188. p. 4070.] 31 July, 1891.</ref> and remained on duty at the Admiralty. By now he had had been engaged on staff work for five years. In 1902, before a committee on promotions, he was asked by Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.]], "Did you find any drawback, being yourself so long on a staff appointment?" Jellicoe replied, "Yes, I did; I made every effort, the moment I was promoted to get to sea; and if I had not got to sea as quickly as I did, I think I should have been a failure."<ref>Minutes of Evidence. p. 32.{{TNA|ADM 116/881.}}</ref> |
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Jellicoe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1891,[1] and remained on duty at the Admiralty. By now he had had been engaged on staff work for five years. In 1902, before a committee on promotions, he was asked by Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart., "Did you find any drawback, being yourself so long on a staff appointment?" Jellicoe replied, "Yes, I did; I made every effort, the moment I was promoted to get to sea; and if I had not got to sea as quickly as I did, I think I should have been a failure."[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26188. p. 4070. 31 July, 1891.
- ↑ Minutes of Evidence. p. 32.The National Archives. ADM 116/881.
