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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> | 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> | ||
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Revision as of 13:57, 24 July 2011
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.
Early Life & Career
Marx was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1895, aged forty three years, two months, and seven days.[1]
Marx was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 22 July, 1910,[2] and to Admiral on 4 June, 1913.[3]
Great War
On 12 October, 1914, Marx was granted a temporary Commission as Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve.[4]
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 4 June, 1917.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28400. p. 5396. 26 July, 1910.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28726. p. 3992. 6 June, 1913.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28935. p. 8130. 13 October, 1914.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5454. 4 June, 1917.
Bibliography
- "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.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
