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On 15 September he was appointed a Companion in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29751/supplements/9070 (Supplement) no. 29751.  p. 9070.]  15 September, 1916.</ref>
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On 15 September he 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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29751/supplements/9070 (Supplement) no. 29751.  p. 9070.]  15 September, 1916.</ref>
  
 
Green was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 September, 1917, vice [[Archibald Peile Stoddart|Stoddart]],<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30267/pages/9151 no. 30267.  p. 9151.]  4 September, 1917.</ref> and was appointed Senior Naval Officer on the Clyde on 20 October, 1917.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (June, 1918).  p. 4.</ref>  On 30 October, 1918, he was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding in the White Sea, with his flag in [[H.M.S. Glory (1899)|H.M.S. ''Glory'']].<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 7.</ref>
 
Green was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 September, 1917, vice [[Archibald Peile Stoddart|Stoddart]],<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30267/pages/9151 no. 30267.  p. 9151.]  4 September, 1917.</ref> and was appointed Senior Naval Officer on the Clyde on 20 October, 1917.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (June, 1918).  p. 4.</ref>  On 30 October, 1918, he was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding in the White Sea, with his flag in [[H.M.S. Glory (1899)|H.M.S. ''Glory'']].<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 7.</ref>

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Admiral SIR John Frederick Ernest Green, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (8 August, 1866 – 30 October, 1948) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

At the examination for naval cadetships Green placed twenty-ninth out of thirty-seven successful candidates.[1]

Green was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1890.[2]

Green was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1901, for services in China.[3]

Captain

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1906.[4]

Great War

On 15 September he 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.[5]

Green was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 September, 1917, vice Stoddart,[6] and was appointed Senior Naval Officer on the Clyde on 20 October, 1917.[7] On 30 October, 1918, he was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding in the White Sea, with his flag in H.M.S. Glory.[8]

Post-War

On 1 April, 1922, Green was appointed Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland and Admiral Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard.[9]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 November, 1922, vice Halsey.[10] On 1 January, 1925, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request.[11]

Retirement

While shooting in Fife on 31 October, 1925 with fellow retired admiral Edward H. Moubray and Admiral Sir Henry Oliver, Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, Green wheeled for a woodcock, fired and shot one barrel into Oliver, fortunately not seriously injuring him. According to Oliver, Green had accidentally shot someone before, and acquired a reputation for doing so.[12]

Green was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[13]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 June, 1879. Issue 29603, col E, pg. 7.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27927. p. 4466. 29 June, 1906.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30267. p. 9151. 4 September, 1917.
  7. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (June, 1918). p. 4.
  8. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 7.
  9. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 March, 1922. Issue 42990, col A, pg. 23.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32764. p. 7873. 7 November, 1922.
  11. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33010. p. 219. 9 January, 1925.
  12. ↑ "Oliver Typescript Memoir." II. pp. 270-271.
  13. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir John Green" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 2 November, 1948. Issue 51218, col E, pg. 7.

Service Record


Naval Offices
Preceded by
Sir Herbert L. Heath 		Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland and Admiral Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard
1922 – 1923 		Succeeded by
Sir Reginald Y. Tyrhwitt
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