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On 1 January, 1913, Bax was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28677/pages/6 no. 28677. p. 6.] 1 January, 1913.</ref> | On 1 January, 1913, Bax was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28677/pages/6 no. 28677. p. 6.] 1 January, 1913.</ref> | ||
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| + | He was appointed to command the battleship [[H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1902)|''Prince of Wales'']] on 18 November, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 375''a''.</ref> | ||
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
Revision as of 17:36, 25 January 2012
Admiral Robert Nesham Bax, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (15 November, 1875 – 21 September, 1969) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Contents
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 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.[3]
Post-War
Bax was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 March, 1923, in place of James Ley, promoted to Vice-Admiral.[4] 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.[5] On 12 October, 1932 Bax was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28677. p. 6. 1 January, 1913.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375a.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 80. 1 January, 1918.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 322811. p. 2511. 3 April, 1923.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1493. 2 March, 1928.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33875. p. 6626. 21 October, 1932.
Bibliography
Papers
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
