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Borrett scored 1,322 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming third out of his batch of twenty.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue '''30231''', col E, pg. 8.</ref> | Borrett scored 1,322 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming third out of his batch of twenty.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue '''30231''', col E, pg. 8.</ref> | ||
| − | Borrett was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1901.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263. p. 82.] 4 January, 1901.</ref> | + | Borrett was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1901, for services in China.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263. p. 82.] 4 January, 1901.</ref> |
On 5 October, 1917, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[James Clement Ley|Ley]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30343/pages/10762 no. 30343. p. 10762.] 19 October, 1917.</ref> | On 5 October, 1917, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[James Clement Ley|Ley]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30343/pages/10762 no. 30343. p. 10762.] 19 October, 1917.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 16 March 2011
Admiral George Holmes Borrett, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (10 March, 1868 – 10 June, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Borrett scored 1,322 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming third out of his batch of twenty.[1]
Borrett was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1901, for services in China.[2]
On 5 October, 1917, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice Ley.[3]
Borrett was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron, dated 1 March, 1919.[4]
Assessment
Speaking to Captain Herbert W. Richmond in 1917, Borrett apparently said of Jutland, "We had them [the Germans] stone cold & we let them go."[5] Accepting that this conversation took place, this writer has been unable to find among the Jutland papers any mention of Captain Borrett hauling Monarch out of the line after the Germans, or of him signalling his immediate superior in the battle line, Rear-Admiral Leveson, suggesting that he do the same. — SIMON HARLEY, Co-editor.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue 30231, col E, pg. 8.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30343. p. 10762. 19 October, 1917.
- ↑ "End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue 42065, col D, pg. 13.
- ↑ Diary entry for 4 May, 1917. Quoted in Marder. Portrait of an Admiral. p. 247.
Bibliography
- "Admiral G. H. Borrett" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 11 June, 1952. Issue 52335, col D, pg. 8.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- 1868 births
- 1952 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1881
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Pioneer (1899)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Indefatigable (1891)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Ramillies (1892)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Donegal (1902)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Warrior (1905)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Monarch (1911)
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to King George V
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
