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On 15 September Ross 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.) dated 31 May.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29751/supplements/9070 (Supplement) no. 29751.  p. 9070.]  15 September, 1916.</ref>
 
On 15 September Ross 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.) dated 31 May.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29751/supplements/9070 (Supplement) no. 29751.  p. 9070.]  15 September, 1916.</ref>
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He was appointed to command [[H.M.S. Marlborough (1912)|''Marlborough'']] on 25 May, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 355.</ref>  He commanded her at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she was torpedoed as Ross related in [[H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland|his report]].
  
 
He was appointed to command [[H.M.S. Revenge (1915)|''Revenge'']] on 11 February, 1917<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 895.</ref> and was superseded on 15 April, 1919 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 August.{{CN}}  He was promoted to {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 1 January, 1925.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33010/pages/219 no. 33010.  p. 219.]  9 January, 1925.</ref>
 
He was appointed to command [[H.M.S. Revenge (1915)|''Revenge'']] on 11 February, 1917<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 895.</ref> and was superseded on 15 April, 1919 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 August.{{CN}}  He was promoted to {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 1 January, 1925.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33010/pages/219 no. 33010.  p. 219.]  9 January, 1925.</ref>

Revision as of 19:09, 26 May 2012

Rear-Admiral George Parish Ross, C.B., Royal Navy (Retired) (7 February, 1875 – 1 February, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ross was the youngest son of Horatio John Ross of the Bengal Civil Service.

Ross was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, dated 1 December, 1896.[1]

On 30 June, 1908, Ross was promoted to the rank of Commander.[2]

On 15 September Ross 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.) dated 31 May.[3]

He was appointed to command Marlborough on 25 May, 1914.[4] He commanded her at the Battle of Jutland, where she was torpedoed as Ross related in his report.

He was appointed to command Revenge on 11 February, 1917[5] and was superseded on 15 April, 1919 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 August.[Citation needed] He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 January, 1925.[6]

Ross acted as a pall-bearer for Sir Cecil Burney upon his death in 1929.

Ross died on 1 February, 1942 at 193, Queen's Gate, S.W.7. He was sixty-seven years old. His funeral service took place at St. Mary's Church, Kensington on 4 February, 11.30 a.m.

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 26809. p. 4. 1 January, 1897.
  2. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
  3. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
  4. Navy List (December, 1914). p. 355.
  5. Navy List (December, 1918). p. 895.
  6. London Gazette: no. 33010. p. 219. 9 January, 1925.

Bibliography

Service Record