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...1936) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] in the period up to and during the [[First World War]]. ...obert Allenby, landowner and a magistrate in the West Riding of the County of York.

...dition to his years of service at sea, he held the distinction of becoming the first British Flag Officer to become a qualified aeroplane pilot. ...ut of the successful batch of forty-six.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>

...t, 1867 &ndash; 2 April, 1925) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. ...d Mary, daughter of the Honourable Richard Watson, M.P. and grand-daughter of Lewis Watson, Second Baron Sondes.

...ruction against the German [[High Sea Fleet]]. Arbuthnot had a reputation of being a martinet, but he enjoyed almost universal respect because he would ...buthnot was appointed to the ''Northumberland'', until he was appointed to the ''Amethyst'' on 21 March, off Brazil.

...to revise the navy's signal book and later served as Second-in-Command of the [[Portsmouth Signal School]]. ...uadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Squadron]], before being given command of the Fifth Battle Squadron which he led at Jutland.

...px|Vice-Admiral Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.<br><small>Photo: Library of Congress.</small>]] ...ire from the Navy in December of that year, dying early in 1917 at the age of fifty-six.

...s [[Yavuz Sultan Selim (1911)|''Goeben'']] and ''Breslau'' at the start of the [[First World War]]. ...onths' for "'Very Good' conduct". On 23 August he was appointed to ''Duke of Wellington'', and he was rated {{MidRN}} on 20 October.

...l, 1867 &ndash; 30 July, 1920) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. Napier was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 December, 1887.{{Gaz|25771|7300|30 December, 1887}}

...ll) R.N. (30 August, 1864 &ndash; 17 August, 1958) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. De Chair was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}}, dated 19 May, 1885.{{Gaz|25514|4516|25 September, 1885}}

...Retired (3 December, 1859 &ndash; 28 April, 1940) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...dsor and Rector of Sudbury, and the Honourable Caroline Maria, daughter of the fifth Lord Vernon.