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Revision as of 21:29, 13 May 2014

Admiral Robert Nesham Bax, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (15 November, 1875 – 21 September, 1969) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

On 1 January, 1913, Bax was promoted to the rank of Captain.[1]

He was appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 18 November, 1913.[2]

Great War

He was appointed to command of the new battleship Lord Nelson in June, 1916.[3]

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.) on 1 January, 1918.[4]

Post-War

Bax was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 March, 1923, in place of James Ley, promoted to Vice-Admiral.[5] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 February, 1928, vice Rudolf Bentinck, and placed on the Retired List on 23 February.[6] On 12 October, 1932 Bax was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List.[7]

Bibliography

Papers

Service Record


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John S. Dumaresq
Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales
18 Nov, 1913[8] – ?
Succeeded by
Douglas L. Dent
Preceded by
John W. L. McClintock
Captain of H.M.S. Lord Nelson
Jun, 1916[9] – ?
Succeeded by
Leonard L. P. Willan
Preceded by
Henry R. Crooke
Captain of H.M.S. Excellent
13 Jun, 1918[10] – ?
Succeeded by
Francis H. Mitchell
Preceded by
Oliver Backhouse
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign
15 Sep, 1920[11] – ?
Succeeded by
William R. Napier
Preceded by
Francis C. Brown
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
Apr, 1922[12] – ?
Succeeded by
Rudolf M. Burmester
 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 28677. p. 6. 1 January, 1913.
  2. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375a.
  3. The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395x.
  4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 80. 1 January, 1918.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 322811. p. 2511. 3 April, 1923.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1493. 2 March, 1928.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 33875. p. 6626. 21 October, 1932.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 375a.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395x.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 791.
  11. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 858.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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