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[[File:Everett, 1917, IWM ART 1735.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Admiral Sir Allan F. Everett as a Rear-Admiral.<br><small>Portrait: Francis Dodd, 1917.  © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1735).</small>]]
[[File:Everett, NPG x167453.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Sir Allan F. Everett as a Rear-Admiral.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]


[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Allan Frederic Everett''', K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (22 February, 1868 &ndash; 22 January, 1938) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Allan Frederic Everett''', K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (22 February, 1868 &ndash; 22 January, 1938) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].


==Early Life & Career==
==Early Life & Career==
Everett attained 994 marks in the entrance examination.  Because four candidates who had been nominated for the Navy had failed the examination, and another candidate's health precluded him from joining, cadetships were given to the five candidates who had scored the highest in the exam.  Everett had placed fourth.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 29 June, 1881.  Issue '''30233''', col D, p. 7.</ref>
Everett attained 994 marks in the entrance examination, which was considered a passing grade, but not one high enough for selection (1,068 was the lowest accepted score).  However, because four candidates who had been nominated for the Navy had failed the examination, and another candidate's health precluded him from joining, cadetships were given to the five candidates who had scored the highest in the exam.  Of these, Everett had placed fourth.{{NMI|Wednesday, 29 June, 1881.  Issue '''30233''', col D, p. 7}}


Everett was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1891.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26188/pages/4070 no. 26188.  p. 4070.]  31 July, 1891.</ref>
Everett was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1891.{{Gaz|26188|4070|31 July, 1891}}


On 3 March, 1894, Everett was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral [[Compton Edward Domvile|Compton E. Domvile]] in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 5 March, 1894.  Issue '''34203''', col A, p. 7.</ref>
On 3 March, 1894, Everett was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral [[Compton Edward Domvile|Compton E. Domvile]] in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 5 March, 1894.  Issue '''34203''', col A, p. 7.</ref>


Everett was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1901.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27335/pages/4780 no. 27335.  p. 4780.]  19 July, 1901.</ref>
In April, 1895, he was commended for ingenuity and dedication in suggesting the use of lamps with multiple fibres.<ref>Everett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 23.</ref>
 
Everett was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1901.{{Gaz|27335|4780|19 July, 1901}}
 
In 1904, a collision between {{UK-Myrmidon}} under Everett's command and the {{UK-Coquette|f=t}} was judged to be attributable to an error by Everett.  In consequence, Their Lordships cautioned him to be more careful in future. He was to make up for this misstep through his efforts to salve the wrecked {{UK-Chamois|f=t}}, which elicited praise in December..<ref>Everett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 23.</ref>


==Captain==
==Captain==
Everett was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/25 no. 27870.  p. 25.]  2 January, 1906.</ref>
Everett was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1905.{{Gaz|27870|25|2 January, 1906}}


He was appointed command of the {{UK-Cumberland|f=t}} on 22 April, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 298.</ref>
He was appointed command of the {{UK-1Cumberland|f=t}} on 22 April, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 298}}


He was appointed command of the {{UK-KingEdwardVII|f=t}} on 9 August, 1910.<ref>Everett Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43.  f. 23.</ref>
He was appointed command of the {{UK-KingEdwardVII|f=t}} on 9 August, 1910.<ref>Everett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 23.</ref>


He was appointed command of the {{UK-Neptune|f=t}} on 5 December, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 8 December, 1911.  Issue '''39763''', col A, p. 17.</ref>
He was appointed command of the {{UK-1Neptune|f=t}} on 5 December, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 8 December, 1911.  Issue '''39763''', col A, p. 17.</ref>


Everett 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 1 January, 1914.<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/12630/pages/7 no. 12630.  p. 7.]  2 January, 1914.</ref>
Everett 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 1 January, 1914.<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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Vice-Admiral [[Humphrey Hugh Smith]] recounts an amusing anecdote of Everett at the time of the 1914 Spring Cruise:
Vice-Admiral [[Humphrey Hugh Smith]] recounts an amusing anecdote of Everett at the time of the 1914 Spring Cruise:


<blockquote>About half-past two in the middle watch the Captain of the Fleet came out of the fleet flagship's chart-house and leaned wearily against the rails of the fore bridge.  Suddenly the sound of a merrily whistled tune struck him in the ear.  This sound seemed to come up from down below the fore bridge.  The Captain of the Fleet peered down into the inky blackness benath him and shouted out: "Dry up, you noisy son of a bitch!"  The whistling promptly ceased.  A few minutes later the Commander-in-Chief came up on to the fore bridge, stood alongside the Captain of the Fleet, and discussed the general situation.  After a while he remarked:  "I am sorry, Captain of the Fleet, that you do not like music."  "But I am very fond of music, sir," protested the Captain of the Fleet.  "Well, if you are really fond of music," continued the Commander-in-Chief, "you would not have been so rude to me just now when I was trying to whistle."<ref>Smith.  pp. 257-258.</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>About half-past two in the middle watch the Captain of the Fleet came out of the fleet flagship's chart-house and leaned wearily against the rails of the fore bridge.  Suddenly the sound of a merrily whistled tune struck him in the ear.  This sound seemed to come up from down below the fore bridge.  The Captain of the Fleet peered down into the inky blackness beneath him and shouted out: "Dry up, you noisy son of a bitch!"  The whistling promptly ceased.  A few minutes later the Commander-in-Chief came up on to the fore bridge, stood alongside the Captain of the Fleet, and discussed the general situation.  After a while he remarked:  "I am sorry, Captain of the Fleet, that you do not like music."  "But I am very fond of music, sir," protested the Captain of the Fleet.  "Well, if you are really fond of music," continued the Commander-in-Chief, "you would not have been so rude to me just now when I was trying to whistle."<ref>Smith.  pp. 257-258.</ref></blockquote>


==Great War==
==Great War==
Everett was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 27 April, 1917.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30042/pages/4095 no. 30042.  p. 4095.]  1 May, 1917.</ref>
When war arrived, Everett was serving in {{UK-IronDuke}} as Captain of the Fleet, though he held the rank of {{Com1RN}}.  Jellicoe would later endorse Everett's "constant and most loyal assistance"  as Captain of the Fleet from 4 August 1914 until 9 June, 1915 when Everett was appointed Naval Assistant to the [[First Sea Lord]].  This would be treated as a Mention in Despatches.
 
Everett became the [[Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty]] on 16 December, 1916, serving as a {{Com1RN}} until he was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 27 April, 1917.{{Gaz|30042|4095|1 May, 1917}}
 
As the war was ending, Everett was appointed to the {{UK-Calliope|f=t}} to command the {{UK-LCS|4}}.


==Post-War==
==Post-War==
Upon the dispersal of the Grand Fleet, Everett received command of the {{UK-LCS|8}}, dated either 26 October, 1918 or 10 March, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 738.</ref><ref>"End  of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 3 April, 1919.  Issue '''42065''', col D, p. 13.</ref>
Upon the dispersal of the Grand Fleet, Everett received command of the {{UK-LCS|8}}, dated 10 March, 1919. He held this command until 8 April, 1921.<ref>Everett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/22.}} f. 23.</ref>
 
He was appointed First Naval Member of the [[Royal Australian Navy|Australian Naval Board]] on 15 September, 1921. He ceased duty as First Naval Member on 18 December, 1923, and went on 67 days' full paid leave.<ref>Everett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/22.}} ff. 23-24.</ref>


On 3 May, 1922, he was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 3 May, 1922.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32695/pages/3626 no. 32695.  p. 3626.]  9 May, 1922.</ref>
On 3 May, 1922, he was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 3 May, 1922.{{Gaz|32695|3626|9 May, 1922}}


He was appointed [[China Station|Commander-in-Chief on the China Station]] in succession to Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Sir Arthur C. Leveson]], dated 10 September, 1924.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 2 May, 1924.  Issue '''43641''', col G, p. 5.</ref>
He was appointed [[China Station|Commander-in-Chief on the China Station]] in succession to Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Sir Arthur C. Leveson]], dated 10 September, 1924.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 2 May, 1924.  Issue '''43641''', col G, p. 5.</ref>  He was invalided on 1 April, 1925, for what was eventually diagnosed as "psychasthenia".<ref>Everett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/22.}}  f. 23.</ref>


He was placed on the Retired List on 12 August, 1925.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33077/pages/5563 no. 33077.  p. 5563.]  21 August, 1925.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33222/pages/7477 no. 33222.  p. 7477.]  19 November, 1926.</ref>
He was placed on the Retired List, medically unfit, on 12 August, 1925. He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.<ref>Everett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/22.}} f. 23.</ref>


Everett died at 24 Morpeth Gardens, London, on 22 January, 1938.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 24 January, 1938.  Issue '''47900''', col A, p. 1.</ref>  His funeral service was held at St. Jude's, Southsea, on 26 January.<ref>"Funeral Services" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 27 January, 1938.  Issue '''47903''', col E, p. 15.</ref>
Everett died at 24 Morpeth Gardens, London, on 22 January, 1938.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 24 January, 1938.  Issue '''47900''', col A, p. 1.</ref>  His funeral service was held at St. Jude's, Southsea, on 26 January.<ref>"Funeral Services" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 27 January, 1938.  Issue '''47903''', col E, p. 15.</ref>
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*"Admiral Sir Allan Everett" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 24 January, 1938.  Issue '''47900''', col B, pg. 14.
*"Admiral Sir Allan Everett" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 24 January, 1938.  Issue '''47900''', col B, p. 14.
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==Service Records==
==Service Records==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Everett_(admiral)}}
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Everett_(admiral)}}
* the [[H.M.S. Mercury Papers at the National Maritime Museum]] contain many materials related to Everett
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé|Charles M. de Bartolomé]]'''
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''[[H.M.S. Neptune (1909)|Captain of<br>H.M.S. ''Neptune'']]'''<br>1911 &ndash; 1913
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Neale Lawson|Robert N. Lawson]]'''
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[William Osbert Boothby|William O. Boothby]]'''
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''[[Home Fleets (Royal Navy)|Captain of the Fleet,<br>Home Fleets]]'''<br>1913 &ndash; 1915
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel Halsey]]'''
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé|Charles Bartolomé]]'''
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''[[Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty]]'''<br>1916 &ndash; 1918
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Rudolf W. Bentinck]]'''
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Rudolf W. Bentinck]]'''
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''[[Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding,<br>Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>1918 &ndash; 1919
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''Command Abolished'''
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[William Archibald Howard Kelly|William A. H. Kelly]]'''
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''[[Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding,<br>Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>1919 &ndash; 1921
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''Command Abolished'''
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Sir Arthur C. Leveson]]'''
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''[[China Station|Commander-in-Chief on the China Station]]'''<br>1924 &ndash; 1925
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[David Murray Anderson|David M. Anderson]] (Temp.)'''
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Admiral Sir Allan F. Everett as a Rear-Admiral.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Admiral SIR Allan Frederic Everett, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (22 February, 1868 – 22 January, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Everett attained 994 marks in the entrance examination, which was considered a passing grade, but not one high enough for selection (1,068 was the lowest accepted score). However, because four candidates who had been nominated for the Navy had failed the examination, and another candidate's health precluded him from joining, cadetships were given to the five candidates who had scored the highest in the exam. Of these, Everett had placed fourth.[1]

Everett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1891.[2]

On 3 March, 1894, Everett was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Compton E. Domvile in the Mediterranean.[3]

In April, 1895, he was commended for ingenuity and dedication in suggesting the use of lamps with multiple fibres.[4]

Everett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[5]

In 1904, a collision between Myrmidon under Everett's command and the destroyer Coquette was judged to be attributable to an error by Everett. In consequence, Their Lordships cautioned him to be more careful in future. He was to make up for this misstep through his efforts to salve the wrecked destroyer Chamois, which elicited praise in December..[6]

Captain

Everett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[7]

He was appointed command of the armoured cruiser Cumberland on 22 April, 1908.[8]

He was appointed command of the battleship King Edward VII on 9 August, 1910.[9]

He was appointed command of the battleship Neptune on 5 December, 1911.[10]

Everett 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 1 January, 1914.[11]

Vice-Admiral Humphrey Hugh Smith recounts an amusing anecdote of Everett at the time of the 1914 Spring Cruise:

About half-past two in the middle watch the Captain of the Fleet came out of the fleet flagship's chart-house and leaned wearily against the rails of the fore bridge. Suddenly the sound of a merrily whistled tune struck him in the ear. This sound seemed to come up from down below the fore bridge. The Captain of the Fleet peered down into the inky blackness beneath him and shouted out: "Dry up, you noisy son of a bitch!" The whistling promptly ceased. A few minutes later the Commander-in-Chief came up on to the fore bridge, stood alongside the Captain of the Fleet, and discussed the general situation. After a while he remarked: "I am sorry, Captain of the Fleet, that you do not like music." "But I am very fond of music, sir," protested the Captain of the Fleet. "Well, if you are really fond of music," continued the Commander-in-Chief, "you would not have been so rude to me just now when I was trying to whistle."[12]

Great War

When war arrived, Everett was serving in Iron Duke as Captain of the Fleet, though he held the rank of Commodore, First Class. Jellicoe would later endorse Everett's "constant and most loyal assistance" as Captain of the Fleet from 4 August 1914 until 9 June, 1915 when Everett was appointed Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord. This would be treated as a Mention in Despatches.

Everett became the Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty on 16 December, 1916, serving as a Commodore, First Class until he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 27 April, 1917.[13]

As the war was ending, Everett was appointed to the light cruiser Calliope to command the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron.

Post-War

Upon the dispersal of the Grand Fleet, Everett received command of the Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron, dated 10 March, 1919. He held this command until 8 April, 1921.[14]

He was appointed First Naval Member of the Australian Naval Board on 15 September, 1921. He ceased duty as First Naval Member on 18 December, 1923, and went on 67 days' full paid leave.[15]

On 3 May, 1922, he was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 May, 1922.[16]

He was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the China Station in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur C. Leveson, dated 10 September, 1924.[17] He was invalided on 1 April, 1925, for what was eventually diagnosed as "psychasthenia".[18]

He was placed on the Retired List, medically unfit, on 12 August, 1925. He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.[19]

Everett died at 24 Morpeth Gardens, London, on 22 January, 1938.[20] His funeral service was held at St. Jude's, Southsea, on 26 January.[21]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Allan Everett" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 24 January, 1938. Issue 47900, col B, p. 14.
  • Smith, Vice-Admiral Humphrey Hugh, D.S.O. (1936). An Admiral Never Forgets: Reminiscences of thirty-seven years on the active list of the Royal Navy. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited.

Service Records

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 11
6 May, 1892[22] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Ernest C. Hardy 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 48
26 Jul, 1892[23] – 10 Aug, 1892[24] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Hugh Evan-Thomas 		Captain of Portsmouth Signal School
12 Nov, 1900[25] – 1 Jan, 1904[26] 		Succeeded by
Douglas R. L. Nicholson
Preceded by
? 		Superintendent of Signal Schools
9 Apr, 1901[27] 		Succeeded by
Douglas R. L. Nicholson
Preceded by
Cecil F. Lambert 		Captain of H.M.S. Myrmidon
1 Jan, 1904[28] – 1 Jun, 1904[29] 		Succeeded by
Archibald T. Stewart
Preceded by
Archibald T. Stewart 		Captain of H.M.S. Exe
1 Jun, 1904[30][31] – 22 Apr, 1906[32] 		Succeeded by
Arthur T. Blackwood
Preceded by
Henry G. G. Sandeman 		Captain of Portsmouth Signal School
1 Aug, 1906[33] – 22 Apr, 1908[34] 		Succeeded by
Herbert MacI. Edwards
Preceded by
Charles F. Sowerby 		Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland
22 Apr, 1908[35] – 6 Jun, 1910[36] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle
Preceded by
Osmond de B. Brock 		Captain of H.M.S. King Edward VII
9 Aug, 1910[37][38] – 24 Jul, 1911[39] 		Succeeded by
Adolphus H. Williamson
Preceded by
Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown 		Captain of H.M.S. Hercules
24 Jul, 1911[40] – 5 Dec, 1911[41] 		Succeeded by
Ronald A. Hopwood
Preceded by
Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé 		Captain of H.M.S. Neptune
5 Dec, 1911[42][43] – 9 May, 1913[44] 		Succeeded by
Robert N. Lawson
Preceded by
William O. Boothby 		Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleets
9 May, 1913[45] – 4 Aug, 1914[46] 		Succeeded by
Allan F. Everett as Captain of the Fleet, Grand Fleet
Preceded by
Allan F. Everett as Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleets 		Captain of the Fleet, Grand Fleet
4 Aug, 1914 – 9 Jun, 1915[47] 		Succeeded by
Lionel Halsey
Preceded by
Thomas E. Crease 		Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord
15 Jun, 1915[48] – 16 Dec, 1916[49] 		Succeeded by
Argentine H. Alington
Preceded by
Charles Bartolomé 		Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
16 Dec, 1916[50] – 26 Oct, 1918[51] 		Succeeded by
Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck
Preceded by
Rudolf W. Bentinck
as Commodore 2nd Class Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron
26 Oct, 1918[52] – 9 Mar, 1919[53] 		Succeeded by
Command Abolished
Preceded by
William A. H. Kelly
as Commodore 1st Class Commanding, Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron
10 Mar, 1919[54] – 15 Apr, 1921[55] 		Succeeded by
Command Abolished
Preceded by
Edmund P. F. G. Grant 		First Naval Member of the Australian Naval Board
15 Sep, 1921 – 18 Dec, 1923 		Succeeded by
George F. Hyde
Preceded by
Sir Arthur C. Leveson 		Commander-in-Chief, China Station
10 Sep, 1924[56] – 12 May, 1925[57] 		Succeeded by
Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 29 June, 1881. Issue 30233, col D, p. 7.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26188. p. 4070. 31 July, 1891.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 5 March, 1894. Issue 34203, col A, p. 7.
  4. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
  6. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 298.
  9. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  10. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 8 December, 1911. Issue 39763, col A, p. 17.
  11. ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
  12. ↑ Smith. pp. 257-258.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
  14. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/22. f. 23.
  15. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/22. ff. 23-24.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3626. 9 May, 1922.
  17. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 2 May, 1924. Issue 43641, col G, p. 5.
  18. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/22. f. 23.
  19. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/22. f. 23.
  20. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 24 January, 1938. Issue 47900, col A, p. 1.
  21. ↑ "Funeral Services" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 27 January, 1938. Issue 47903, col E, p. 15.
  22. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  23. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  24. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  25. ↑ Kent. Signal!. p 361.
  26. ↑ Kent. Signal!. p 361.
  27. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 110.
  28. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  29. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  30. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 312.
  32. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  33. ↑ Kent. Signal!. p 361.
  34. ↑ Kent. Signal!. p 361.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 298.
  36. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  37. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  38. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 337.
  39. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  40. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  41. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  42. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  43. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 348.
  44. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  45. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  46. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  47. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  48. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  49. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  50. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  51. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  52. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
  53. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
  54. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  55. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  56. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 23.
  57. ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.

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