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==Early Life & Career==
==Early Life & Career==
On 1 January, 1913, Bax was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28677/pages/6 no. 28677. p. 6.]  1 January, 1913.</ref>
Bax was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 January, 1896.<ref>Bax Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/133.|D7576592}} f. 133.</ref>


He was appointed to command the battleship [[H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1902)|''Prince of Wales'']] on 18 November, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 375''a''.</ref>
In 1900, Bax was awarded the [[Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal]] for saving a man from the dock at Chatham on 21 August.{{ToL|Medals for Gallantry|23 Nov. 1900, p. 5}}
 
Bax was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>Bax Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/133.|D7576592}} f. 133.</ref>
 
On 1 January, 1913, Bax was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}.{{GazSup|28677|6|1 January, 1913}}
 
He was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-PrinceOfWales}} on 18 November, 1913.{{NLDec14|p. 375''a''}}
 
Bax married Halinor Marjorie Parke on 25 May, 1914.<ref>Bax Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/133.|D7576592}} f. 133.</ref>


==Great War==
==Great War==
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30451/supplements/80 (Supplement) no. 30451.  p. 80.]  1 January, 1918.</ref>
He was appointed to command of the new battleship {{UK-LordNelson}} in June, 1916.{{NLDec16|p. 395''x''}}
 
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.{{GazSup|30451|80|1 January, 1918}}


==Post-War==
==Post-War==
Bax was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 24 March, 1923, in place of [[James Clement Ley|James Ley]], promoted to {{ViceRN}}.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32811/pages/2511 no. 322811.  p. 2511.]  3 April, 1923.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 February, 1928, vice [[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Rudolf Bentinck]], and placed on the Retired List on 23 February.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33362/pages/1493 no. 33362.  p. 1493.]  2 March, 1928.</ref>  On 12 October, 1932 Bax was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33875/pages/6626 no. 33875.  p. 6626.]  21 October, 1932.</ref>
In January, 1921, Bax was lent to ''Victory'', additional, as a {{Com2RN}} and in command of the Naval Brigade at Aldershot.<ref>Bax Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/133.|D7576592}} f. 133.</ref>
 
Bax was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 24 March, 1923, in place of [[James Clement Ley|James Ley]], promoted to {{ViceRN}}.{{Gaz|32811|2511|3 April, 1923}} He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 February, 1928, vice [[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Rudolf Bentinck]], and placed on the Retired List on 23 February, as he had not hoisted his flag at sea.{{Gaz|33362|1493|2 March, 1928}}


==Footnotes==
On 12 October, 1932 Bax was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List.{{Gaz|33875|6626|21 October, 1932}}
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==Bibliography==
==World War II==
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Bax was added to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Nore as Royal Naval Officer Herne Bay and Whitstable on 31 July, 1940.  He reverted to the Retired List on 13 January, 1945.<ref>Bax Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/133.|D7576592}} f. 231.</ref>
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==Papers==
==Papers==
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*[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491670.html Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum]
*[https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/archive/search/Robert%20Nesham%20Bax Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.] For a detailed list see [[Robert Bax Papers at the National Maritime Museum]].
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==Service Record==
==Service Records==
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7892055&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/44.]
*{{TNA|ADM 196/141.|D8121000}}
*{{TNA|ADM 196/89.|D8115669}}
*{{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576592}}
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==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 15 August 2022

Admiral Robert Nesham Bax, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (15 November, 1875 – 21 September, 1969) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Bax was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 January, 1896.[1]

In 1900, Bax was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal for saving a man from the dock at Chatham on 21 August.[2]

Bax was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1905.[3]

On 1 January, 1913, Bax was promoted to the rank of Captain.[4]

He was appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 18 November, 1913.[5]

Bax married Halinor Marjorie Parke on 25 May, 1914.[6]

Great War

He was appointed to command of the new battleship Lord Nelson in June, 1916.[7]

He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.[8]

Post-War

In January, 1921, Bax was lent to Victory, additional, as a Commodore, Second Class and in command of the Naval Brigade at Aldershot.[9]

Bax was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 March, 1923, in place of James Ley, promoted to Vice-Admiral.[10] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 February, 1928, vice Rudolf Bentinck, and placed on the Retired List on 23 February, as he had not hoisted his flag at sea.[11]

On 12 October, 1932 Bax was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List.[12]

World War II

Bax was added to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Nore as Royal Naval Officer Herne Bay and Whitstable on 31 July, 1940. He reverted to the Retired List on 13 January, 1945.[13]

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Eric J. A. Fullerton 		Captain of H.M.S. Triumph
10 Oct, 1912[14] – 13 Jan, 1913[15] 		Succeeded by
Cecil F. L. Watson
Preceded by
John S. Dumaresq 		Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales
18 Nov, 1913[16][17] – Jun, 1916[18] 		Succeeded by
Herbert A. Adam
Preceded by
John W. L. McClintock 		Captain of H.M.S. Lord Nelson
Jun, 1916[19][20] – 28 Feb, 1918[21] 		Succeeded by
Leonard L. P. Willan
Preceded by
H. Ralph Crooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Excellent
13 Jun, 1918[22][23] – 13 Jun, 1920[24] 		Succeeded by
Francis H. Mitchell
Preceded by
Oliver Backhouse 		Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign
15 Sep, 1920[25][26] – Dec, 1920[27] 		Succeeded by
William R. Napier
Preceded by
Francis C. Brown 		Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
4 May, 1922[28] – 5 Apr, 1923[29] 		Succeeded by
Rudolf M. Burmester

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  2. ↑ "Medals for Gallantry." The Times (London, England), 23 Nov. 1900, p. 5.
  3. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28677. p. 6. 1 January, 1913.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 375a.
  6. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395x.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 80. 1 January, 1918.
  9. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32811. p. 2511. 3 April, 1923.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1493. 2 March, 1928.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33875. p. 6626. 21 October, 1932.
  13. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 231.
  14. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  15. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397c.
  17. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  18. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395x.
  20. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  21. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 791.
  23. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  24. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 858.
  26. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 133.
  27. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  28. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 231.
  29. ↑ Bax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/133. f. 231.

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