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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram''', G.C.M.G., K.C.B., Royal Navy (6 September, 1858 – 19 March, 1933) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram''', G.C.M.G., K.C.B., Royal Navy (6 September, 1858 – 19 March, 1933) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | Jerram was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 1 January, 1881. | + | Jerram was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 1 January, 1881.{{Gaz|24922|74|7 January, 1881}} |
− | Jerram was | + | In 1884, Jerram was placed in command of the new {{AU-Childers|f=t}} and tasked with delivering her to the Victorian Government in Melbourne. The journey was to prove epic and demanding on the crew, as the small torpedo boat could only manage the heavy seas by shaking and wetting them continually. On arrival at Aden along the way, Jerram recorded, "I and the two other officers were unable to walk or even to wear socks for nearly three weeks, as we had been knocking about without boots, and were covered with blisters from the knees downwards. These were cut open and painted with white lead at Aden; a severe but effective remedy. The fact of being wet through day and night, and the want of sleep from anxiety and the excessive motion, rather pulled me down." The ordeal lasted four months and twenty days.{{ARTS1884|pp. xii-xiii}} |
− | Jerram was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Jerram was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1894.{{Gaz|26471|7581|29 December, 1893}} |
− | + | Jerram was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1899.{{Gaz|27040|84|6 January, 1899}} | |
− | In April of 1904, Jerram was appointed to command {{UK-Russell}}, remaining in command until the end of December of the next year. | + | From March 1902 to September 1903, he was captain of the {{UK-Albion|f=t}}. |
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+ | In April of 1904, Jerram was appointed to command {{UK-Russell}}, remaining in command until the end of December of the next year. | ||
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
[[File:Jerram and Brock, 1912.jpg|thumb|300px|Jerram (left) and Rear-Admiral [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]] leaving Buckingham Palace after being invested with the insignia of Companions of the Order of the Bath on 10 October, 1912.<br><small>Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France.</small>]] | [[File:Jerram and Brock, 1912.jpg|thumb|300px|Jerram (left) and Rear-Admiral [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]] leaving Buckingham Palace after being invested with the insignia of Companions of the Order of the Bath on 10 October, 1912.<br><small>Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France.</small>]] | ||
− | Jerram was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 30 June, 1908, vice [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|Battenberg]]. | + | Jerram was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 30 June, 1908, vice [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|Battenberg]].{{Gaz|28156|4940|7 July, 1908}} |
− | He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 21 September, 1912. | + | He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 21 September, 1912.{{Gaz|28648|7107|27 September, 1912}} He was invested with the insignia of the order by the King in an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 10 October.<ref>"Court Circular" (Court and Social). ''The Times''. Friday, 11 October, 1912. Issue '''40027''', col A, p. 9.</ref> |
Jerram and his wife left Liverpool in the liner ''Empress of Britain'' in late January, 1913, accompanied by his Flag Lieutenant, [[Hector Boyes]], and his Secretary [[Charles Edward Lynes]]. They disembarked at Halifax and travelled by train to Vancouver and took another Canadian Pacific Liner to Hong Kong, stopping at Victoria, B.C., Yokohama and Shanghai. His appointment as Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, with the acting rank of {{ViceRN}}, was dated 25 January, 1913.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 25 January, 1913. Issue '''40118''', col G, p. 5.</ref> | Jerram and his wife left Liverpool in the liner ''Empress of Britain'' in late January, 1913, accompanied by his Flag Lieutenant, [[Hector Boyes]], and his Secretary [[Charles Edward Lynes]]. They disembarked at Halifax and travelled by train to Vancouver and took another Canadian Pacific Liner to Hong Kong, stopping at Victoria, B.C., Yokohama and Shanghai. His appointment as Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, with the acting rank of {{ViceRN}}, was dated 25 January, 1913.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 25 January, 1913. Issue '''40118''', col G, p. 5.</ref> | ||
− | He was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 June, 1913. | + | He was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 June, 1913.{{Gaz|28726|3992|6 June, 1913}} |
On 1 January, 1914, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/12630/pages/7 no. 12630. p. 7.] 2 January, 1914.</ref> | On 1 January, 1914, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/12630/pages/7 no. 12630. p. 7.] 2 January, 1914.</ref> | ||
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After the battle, the battle cruisers visited Scapa Flow, and, according to Sir Shane Leslie, at a concert held on ''King George V'' "Beatty markedly cut Jerram dead … His bitterness was reserved for Admiral Jerram … Jerram remained in the line [of battle]. This Beatty never forgave."<ref>Leslie Papers. Churchill College, Cambridge. SLGF 12/1.</ref> | After the battle, the battle cruisers visited Scapa Flow, and, according to Sir Shane Leslie, at a concert held on ''King George V'' "Beatty markedly cut Jerram dead … His bitterness was reserved for Admiral Jerram … Jerram remained in the line [of battle]. This Beatty never forgave."<ref>Leslie Papers. Churchill College, Cambridge. SLGF 12/1.</ref> | ||
− | On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) for his services at Jutland, dated 31 May. | + | On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) for his services at Jutland, dated 31 May.{{GazSup|29751|9071|15 September, 1916}} |
==Post-Grand Fleet== | ==Post-Grand Fleet== | ||
− | Jerram was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 10 April, 1917, vice [[Charles Henry Coke|Coke]]. | + | Jerram was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 10 April, 1917, vice [[Charles Henry Coke|Coke]].{{Gaz|30017|3496|13 April, 1917}} |
− | Jerram was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 30 January, 1918. | + | Jerram was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 30 January, 1918.{{Gaz|30522|1945|12 February, 1918}} |
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (G.C.M.G.) on 3 June, 1919.<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/13459/pages/2063 no. 13459. p. 2063.] 5 June, 1919.</ref> | On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (G.C.M.G.) on 3 June, 1919.<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/13459/pages/2063 no. 13459. p. 2063.] 5 June, 1919.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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==Papers== | ==Papers== | ||
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− | *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491810.html Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.] | + | *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491810.html Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.] For a detailed list see [[Jerram Papers at the National Maritime Museum]]. |
+ | *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/463464.html Uncatalogued papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.] | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Raymond Pelly|Francis R. Pelly]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Russell (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Russell'']]'''<br>18 Apr, 1904<ref>Jerram Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 65.</ref>{{NLNov05|p. 370}} – Dec, 1905{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Robert S. Lowry]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Robert S. Lowry]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval College, Keyham|Captain of Royal Naval Engineering College, Keyham]]'''<br>6 Dec, 1905<ref>Jerram Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 692.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel Grant Tufnell|Lionel G. Tufnell]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 7 April 2022
Admiral SIR Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., Royal Navy (6 September, 1858 – 19 March, 1933) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Jerram was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 1 January, 1881.[1]
In 1884, Jerram was placed in command of the new first-class torpedo boat Childers and tasked with delivering her to the Victorian Government in Melbourne. The journey was to prove epic and demanding on the crew, as the small torpedo boat could only manage the heavy seas by shaking and wetting them continually. On arrival at Aden along the way, Jerram recorded, "I and the two other officers were unable to walk or even to wear socks for nearly three weeks, as we had been knocking about without boots, and were covered with blisters from the knees downwards. These were cut open and painted with white lead at Aden; a severe but effective remedy. The fact of being wet through day and night, and the want of sleep from anxiety and the excessive motion, rather pulled me down." The ordeal lasted four months and twenty days.[2]
Jerram was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1894.[3]
Jerram was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1899.[4]
From March 1902 to September 1903, he was captain of the battleship Albion.
In April of 1904, Jerram was appointed to command Russell, remaining in command until the end of December of the next year.
Flag Rank
Jerram was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 June, 1908, vice Battenberg.[5]
He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 21 September, 1912.[6] He was invested with the insignia of the order by the King in an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 10 October.[7]
Jerram and his wife left Liverpool in the liner Empress of Britain in late January, 1913, accompanied by his Flag Lieutenant, Hector Boyes, and his Secretary Charles Edward Lynes. They disembarked at Halifax and travelled by train to Vancouver and took another Canadian Pacific Liner to Hong Kong, stopping at Victoria, B.C., Yokohama and Shanghai. His appointment as Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, with the acting rank of Vice-Admiral, was dated 25 January, 1913.[8]
He was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 June, 1913.[9]
On 1 January, 1914, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[10]
Jutland
After the battle, the battle cruisers visited Scapa Flow, and, according to Sir Shane Leslie, at a concert held on King George V "Beatty markedly cut Jerram dead … His bitterness was reserved for Admiral Jerram … Jerram remained in the line [of battle]. This Beatty never forgave."[11]
On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) for his services at Jutland, dated 31 May.[12]
Post-Grand Fleet
Jerram was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 10 April, 1917, vice Coke.[13]
Jerram was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 30 January, 1918.[14]
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (G.C.M.G.) on 3 June, 1919.[15]
See Also
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 21 March, 1933. Issue 46398, col B, p. 16.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum. For a detailed list see Jerram Papers at the National Maritime Museum.
- Uncatalogued papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.
Images
- 1920 Neville S Lytton portrait in the possession of the Imperial War Museum. Catalogue Number IWM ART 3141.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/80.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/22.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24922. p. 74. 7 January, 1881.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1884. pp. xii-xiii.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28156. p. 4940. 7 July, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28648. p. 7107. 27 September, 1912.
- ↑ "Court Circular" (Court and Social). The Times. Friday, 11 October, 1912. Issue 40027, col A, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 25 January, 1913. Issue 40118, col G, p. 5.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28726. p. 3992. 6 June, 1913.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
- ↑ Leslie Papers. Churchill College, Cambridge. SLGF 12/1.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9071. 15 September, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30017. p. 3496. 13 April, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30522. p. 1945. 12 February, 1918.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2063. 5 June, 1919.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1884. pp. xii-xiii.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 242.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 692.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 370.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 692.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. Unnumbered Folio.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 692.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 7.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 692.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 692.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 3.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 692.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 692.