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Admiral SIR John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., Royal Navy (10 June, 1862 – 20 January, 1928) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War. He is perhaps most notable for his command of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron during the abortive attempts to force the Dardanelles in 1915. He later commanded a Battle Squadron in the Grand Fleet, and after the war ended held the commands of the Mediterranean and Atlantic Fleets.
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Early Life & Career
De Robeck was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1885.[1]
De Robeck was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1897.[2]
Captain
De Robeck was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1902.[3]
He was appointed Captain of the armoured cruiser Carnarvon in August 1906.[4]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Dominion on 25 January, 1908.[5]
Flag Rank
De Robeck was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 December, 1911, vice Savory.[6]
He struck his flag in the Aboukir at Chatham on 26 July, 1914.[7]
Great War
He hoisted his flag in the Amphitrite.
On 1 January, 1916, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[8]
He was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 17 May, 1917, vice Sturdee.[9]
Post-War & Retirement
On 24 March, 1920, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Grant.[10]
He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 1 January, 1921.[11]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet on 24 November, 1925, vice Burney.[12]
There is a portrait-drawing of de Robeck by Francis Dodd in the Imperial War Museum, South Kensington.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25516. p. 4599. 2 October, 1885.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26865. p. 3443. 22 June, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27393. p. 3. 3 January, 1902.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 301.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28562. p. 9446. 15 December, 1911.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 July, 1914. Issue 40586, col B, p. 4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 80. 31 December, 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30084. p. 4942. 22 May, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 3186. p. 4474. 16 April, 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32178. p. 4. 1 January, 1921.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33110. p. 7950. 1 December, 1925.
Bibliography
- "Sir John de Robeck" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 21 January, 1928. Issue 44796, col B, p. 12.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Appointment |
Admiral of Patrols 1912 – 1914 |
Succeeded by George A. Ballard
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| Preceded by New Command |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Force I 1914 – 1915 |
Succeeded by Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore
|
| Preceded by Sackville H. Carden |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron 1915 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Sir Cecil F. Thursby
|
| Preceded by Sir Edward E. Bradford |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Third Battle Squadron 1916 |
Succeeded by Herbert L. Heath
|
| Preceded by Sir T. H. Martyn Jerram |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron 1916 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry F. Oliver
|
| Preceded by The Hon. Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 1919 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Sir Osmond de B. Brock
|
| Preceded by Sir Charles E. Madden, Bart. |
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet 1922 – 1924 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry F. Oliver
|
- People
- People (UK)
- 1862 births
- 1928 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1875
- Inspecting Captains of Boys' Training Ships
- Admirals of Patrols
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Ninth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)
