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Admiral John Locke Marx, C.B., M.V.O., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (23 April, 1852 – 16 September, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Marx was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 22 July, 1910,^[1] and to Admiral on 4 June, 1913.^[2]

On 12 October, 1914, Marx was granted a temporary commission as Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve.^[3]

"Admiral J. L. Marx" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 19 September, 1939. Issue 48414, col G, pg. 8.
Marx, Admiral John Locke (2007). Jones, Dr. Mary. ed. A Naval Life: The Edited Diaries and Papers of Admiral John Locke Marx, 1852 - 1939. Dulverton, Somerset: Persona Naval Press. ISBN 0955309506.

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 ==Early Life & Career==
 Marx was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 22 July, 1910,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28400/pages/5396 no. 28400.  p. 5396.]  26 July, 1910.</ref> and to {{AdmRN}} on 4 June, 1913.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28726/pages/3992 no. 28726.  p. 3992.]  6 June, 1913.</ref>
+==Great War==
+On 12 October, 1914, Marx was granted a temporary commission as Commander in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28935/pages/8130 no. 28935.  p. 8130.]  13 October, 1914.</ref>
 ==Footnotes==