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Bethell was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 10 June, 1916.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29621/supplements/5828 (Supplement) no. 29621.  p. 5828.]  13 June, 1916.</ref>
 
Bethell was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 10 June, 1916.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29621/supplements/5828 (Supplement) no. 29621.  p. 5828.]  13 June, 1916.</ref>
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==Home Fleet and Flag Rank==
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On 10 January, 1908 Bethell was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]], Vice-Admiral [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Francis C. B. Bridgeman]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 21 December, 1907.  Issue '''38522''', col B, pg. 10.</ref>
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==Director of Naval Intelligence==
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Bethell was appointed to the Naval Intelligence Department, additional, on 17 February, 1909, and became [[Director of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Intelligence]] in succession to Rear-Admiral [[Edmond John Warre Slade|Edmond J. W. Slade]] on 3 March.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 14 January, 1909.  Issue '''38856''', col E, pg. 7.</ref>
  
 
==Controversy & Dismissal==
 
==Controversy & Dismissal==
 
He was placed on the Retired List ostensibly at his own request on 1 September, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30887/pages/10549 no. 30887.  p. 10549.]  6 September, 1918.</ref>
 
He was placed on the Retired List ostensibly at his own request on 1 September, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30887/pages/10549 no. 30887.  p. 10549.]  6 September, 1918.</ref>
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
 
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Revision as of 16:06, 30 March 2010

Admiral THE HONOURABLE SIR Alexander Edward Bethell, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., Royal Navy (28 August, 1855 – 13 June, 1932) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Bethell was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 10 June, 1916.[1]

Home Fleet and Flag Rank

On 10 January, 1908 Bethell was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, Vice-Admiral Francis C. B. Bridgeman.[2]

Director of Naval Intelligence

Bethell was appointed to the Naval Intelligence Department, additional, on 17 February, 1909, and became Director of Naval Intelligence in succession to Rear-Admiral Edmond J. W. Slade on 3 March.[3]

Controversy & Dismissal

He was placed on the Retired List ostensibly at his own request on 1 September, 1918.[4]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 21 December, 1907. Issue 38522, col B, pg. 10.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 14 January, 1909. Issue 38856, col E, pg. 7.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Alexander Bethell" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 15 June, 1932. Issue 46160, col C, pg. 9.

Service Records

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