John Roderick Segrave

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Vice-Admiral John Roderick Segrave, C.B. (8 November, 1871 – 21 September, 1938)[1] was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Segrave's father was Captain W.F. Segrave, who worked, perhaps, as the British Consul in Nantes, France. John Segrave himself spoke French and German and gained eight months' time on passing out of Britannia in December, 1886.

Segrave was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1893.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904.[3]

He worked at the Naval Intelligence Division for three years, starting in February, 1905, leaving to take command of the Philomel on 1 February, 1908. He would remain in her until being superseded on 3 June, 1909 to attend to private affairs.[4]

Segrave was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.[5]

He served as Naval Attaché in Vienna from January, 1914 until the outbreak of War in August, 1914.[6]

At the outset of the war, he was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser Teutonic, but this was apparently cancelled in favour of Orama.

He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Bacchante on 28 November 1915, remaining with her until the following February when he was made Captain of Lancaster.

Segrave was landed at Valparaiso from Lancaster on 6 May 1917 to be treated for gastritis.

Segrave was appointed to President additional for service at the Admiralty as President of the Small Crafts Committee on 11 February, 1918.[7]

He was appointed command of the battleship Neptune on 15 October, 1918.[8]

In August, 1921 he was appointed British Naval Representative on the League of Nations.[9]

Flag Rank

Segrave was promoted to Rear-Admiral, and retired in 1922. He was superseded as Admiralty Representative on the League of Nations’ Commission in October, 1923.[10] He was promoted to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List in 1927.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Murray MacG. Lockhart
Captain of H.M.S. Avon
23 Jan, 1901[11] – 26 Feb, 1901[12]
Succeeded by
Robert H. Coppinger
Preceded by
Godfrey G. Webster
Captain of H.M.S. Snapper
28 Feb, 1901[13] – 12 Oct, 1901[14]
Succeeded by
John F. Grant-Dalton
Preceded by
Frederick R. W. Morgan
Captain of H.M.S. Philomel
1 Feb, 1908[15] – 3 Jun, 1909[16]
Succeeded by
Victor G. Gurner
Preceded by
Ernest H. Grafton
Captain of H.M.S. Terrible
24 Feb, 1910[17] – 24 Jun, 1910[18]
Succeeded by
Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton
Preceded by
Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton
Captain of H.M.S. Pelorus
24 Jun, 1910[19] – 12 Aug, 1910[20]
Succeeded by
Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton
Preceded by
Maurice S. FitzMaurice
Captain of H.M.S. Halcyon
16 Aug, 1910[21] – 23 Jan, 1912[22]
Succeeded by
Alfred A. Ellison
Preceded by
?
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Vienna
1 Jan, 1914[23] – Aug, 1914[24]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Orama
10 Sep, 1914[25] – Aug, 1915[26]
Succeeded by
Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton
Preceded by
The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle
Captain of H.M.S. Bacchante
28 Nov, 1915[27] – 10 Feb, 1916[28]
Succeeded by
John G. Armstrong
Preceded by
Warren H. D'Oyly
Captain of H.M.S. Lancaster
10 Feb, 1916[29][30] – 17 Aug, 1917[31]
Succeeded by
Philip H. Colomb
Preceded by
John W. L. McClintock
Captain of H.M.S. Conqueror
19 May, 1918[32] – 10 Jun, 1918[33]
Succeeded by
John W. L. McClintock
Preceded by
William F. Slayter
Captain of H.M.S. Neptune
15 Oct, 1918[34]c. 10 Jan, 1919[35][36]
Succeeded by
Herbert A. Adam
Preceded by
John W. L. McClintock
Captain of H.M.S. Conqueror
11 Jan, 1919[37]
Succeeded by
Harry L. Boyle

Footnotes

  1. The Times (Thursday, 22 September 1938), p. 12.
  2. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  3. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  4. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  5. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  6. Richmond Herald (Saturday, 24 September 1938), p. 11.
  7. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 851.
  9. The Scotsman (Thursday, 11 August 1921), p. 7.
  10. Portsmouth Evening News (Monday, 15 October 1923), p.4.
  11. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 January, 1901. Issue 36348, col D, p. 8.
  12. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  13. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  14. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  15. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  16. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  17. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  18. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  19. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  20. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  21. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 321.
  22. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  23. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  24. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  25. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401q.
  26. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  27. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  28. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  29. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395t.
  30. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  31. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  32. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  33. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  34. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 851.
  35. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
  36. The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 763.
  37. The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 763.