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+ | {{FleetRN}} {{SIR}} '''Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt''', First Baronet, G.C.B., D.S.O., D.C.L., Royal Navy (10 May, 1870 – 30 May, 1951) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | ||
− | ==Early Life | + | ==Early Life & Career== |
− | + | He was educated for a year at Burney's at Gosport, and passed into the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on his second attempt, thirty-third out of thirty-four.<ref>Temple Patterson. ''Tyrwhitt of the Harwhich Force''. p. 5.</ref> | |
− | + | He was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant dated 14 March, 1890.{{Gaz|26224|5986|17 November, 1891}} | |
− | + | He was appointed to the {{UK-Blake|f=t}} on 2 February, 1892,{{NMI|Tuesday, Jan 19, 1892; pg. 7; Issue 33538}} but was appointed to {{UK-Pilot}} on 25 March.{{NMI|Monday, Mar 21, 1892; pg. 6; Issue 33591}} | |
− | + | On 1 July, 1892, he was appointed to the {{UK-VictoriaAndAlbertII|f=t}} along with [[David Beatty]].{{NMI|Wednesday, Jun 29, 1892; pg. 12; Issue 33677. }} | |
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− | + | Tyrwhitt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 25 August, 1892.{{Gaz|26322|5016|2 September, 1892}} and was appointed to {{UK-1Cleopatra}} on 21 September, 1892.{{NMI|Friday, Sep 09, 1892; pg. 4; Issue 33739}} | |
− | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} dated 1 January, 1903.{{Gaz|27512|4|2 January, 1903}} On 24 February he married Sarah Angela Mary Margaret, daughter of Matthew Corbally, J.P., of Rathbeale Hall, Swords, County Dublin; they had one son and two daughters. | |
− | + | In 1904, Tyrwhitt was informed that he had misinterpreted regulations and that this had precipitated, in part, a collision between {{UK-Arun}} and {{UK-TB87}}, but that no blame was to be attached to him.<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref> However, on 13 August, 1904, {{UK-Arun}} again collided, this time sinking the destroyer {{UK-1Decoy}} during night exercises off the Scilly Islands, killing one of ''Decoy's'' crew in the process. A Court Martial found that Tyrwhitt had hazarded the two vessels and he was reprimanded in the affair.<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/89.|}} f. 41.</ref>{{HepperLosses|pp. 17, 18}} | |
− | + | On 30 June, 1908, Tyrwhitt was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}.{{GazSup|28151|4644|26 June, 1908}} | |
− | + | He was placed in command of {{UK-Topaze}} as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|4}} on 10 August, 1909. Superseded in her on 5 August, 1910, he took a Signal Course and then was appointed in command of {{UK-Bacchante}} as Flag Captain in the Mediterranean on 26 September, 1910. He would stay there until 27 February, 1912.<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}. f. 125.</ref> | |
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− | + | Directly from ''Bacchante'', he was appointed as Flag Captain for {{UK-CS|6}} in {{UK-GoodHope}}, ending on 10 August, 1912, when he became Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|2}}, flying his flag in {{UK-Bellona}}.{{NMI|Friday, 26 July, 1912. Issue '''39961''', col C, p. 12}} | |
− | Tyrwhitt | + | On 1 December, 1913 Tyrwhitt succeeded Commodore [[Cecil Foley Lambert|Lambert]] as Captain (T) in command of the destroyer flotillas of the First Fleet, taking command of the {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}}.{{NLApr14|p. 278}} |
− | ''' | + | On 28 April, 1914 he was appointed {{Com2RN}}.<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref> |
+ | |||
+ | ==Great War== | ||
+ | In August 1914, Tyrwhitt was placed in command of the {{UK-1Arethusa|f=t}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the April ''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'', Tyrwhitt's command is described for the first time as the "Harwich Striking Force,"{{SMNLApr15|p. 13}} composed of the [[Third Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Third]] and [[Tenth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Tenth Destroyer Flotillas]] and the {{UK-SF|8}}. In May he was assigned two completing light cruisers, which with the two under his authority would give him the command of the {{UK-LCS|5}}.{{SMNLMay15|p. 13}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 3 June, 1916.{{GazSup|29608|5563|3 June, 1916}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | On 15 July, 1917, Tyrwhitt was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).{{Gaz|30186|7125|17 July, 1917}} He was not, as Temple Patterson claims, only the second Post Captain to receive this accolade and the first in seventy-eight years.<ref>Temple Patterson. p. 190.</ref> Two recent examples had been the knighting of Captain [[Robert Henry More Molyneux|Robert Molyneux]] in 1885 and Captain [[Colin Richard Keppel|Colin Keppel]] in 1908. | ||
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+ | On 8 January, 1918, Tyrwhitt was appointed Acting {{RearRN}}.<ref name=Record125>Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 125.</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Post-War & Retirement== | ||
+ | On 5 July, 1919, Tyrwhitt was appointed Senior Officer, [[Gibraltar]], taking command on the 10th.{{NLJan21|p. 698}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | On 2 December, 1919 Tyrwhitt was confirmed in the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice [[Edward Henry Fitzhardinge Heaton-Ellis|Heaton-Ellis]].{{Gaz|31698|15745|19 December, 1919}} He was given the baronetcy of Terschelling and of the City of Oxford on 13 December, 1919, and received a grant from Parliament of £10,000 (over £180,000 in early-2000s terms).<ref>''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage''. '''III'''. p. 3968.</ref> He received many foreign decorations and an honorary degree of D.C.L. from Oxford (1919). | ||
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+ | Tyrwhitt was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 18 January, 1925, vice [[Henry Bertram Pelly|Pelly]].{{Gaz|33015|591|27 January, 1925}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tyrwhitt was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 27 February, 1929, vice [[Richard Webb|Webb]].{{Gaz|33474|1575|5 March, 1929}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | He was promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} on 31 July, 1934, vice [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Brock]].{{Gaz|34076|5054|7 August, 1934}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | He was placed on the Retired List on 31 July, 1939.{{Gaz|34651|5393|4 August, 1939}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | As the result of the King approving that Admirals of the Fleet should in future be borne on the Active List of the Royal Navy for life, on 4 March, 1940, Tyrwhitt was replaced on the Active List with seniority of 31 July, 1934.{{Gaz|34807|1394|8 March, 1940}} | ||
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+ | Tyrwhitt died at Ellenden, Sandhurst, Kent, on 30 May, 1951, from perforation of the duodenum causing peritonitis. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tyrwhitt's papers were last known to be in the possession of his son's widow, Lady Nancy Agnew, who died in 2010. | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
− | + | {{refbegin}} | |
− | *"Adm. of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Thursday, 31 May, 1951. Issue '''52015''', col G, | + | *"Adm. of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Thursday, 31 May, 1951. Issue '''52015''', col G, p. 8. |
− | *"Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 27 June, 1951. Issue '''52038''', col F, | + | *"Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 27 June, 1951. Issue '''52038''', col F, p. 8. |
*Temple Patterson, Alfred (1973). ''Tyrwhitt of the Harwich Force: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt''. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-356-04530-7. | *Temple Patterson, Alfred (1973). ''Tyrwhitt of the Harwich Force: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt''. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-356-04530-7. | ||
− | </small> | + | {{refend}} |
+ | |||
+ | ==Papers== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | *See main text. | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Service Records== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | *{{ADM196|89|D8115566}} | ||
+ | *{{ADM196|43|D7576535}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
+ | |||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Walter H. Cowan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Skirmisher (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Skirmisher'']]'''<br>2 Jan, 1907<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> – 2 Jan, 1908<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Reeves|Edward Reeves]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Nicholas|John Nicholas]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hecla'']]'''<br>6 Aug, 1908<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 325}} – 10 Aug, 1909<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Martin Leake|Francis M. Leake]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Martin Leake|Francis M. Leake]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Topaze (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Topaze'']]'''<br>10 Aug, 1909<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> – 5 Aug, 1910<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Mortimer L'Estrange Silver|Mortimer L'E. Silver]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Fourth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla]]'''<br>10 Aug, 1909<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref> – 5 Aug, 1910<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Mortimer L'Estrange Silver|Mortimer L'E. Silver]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|William G. E. Ruck-Keene]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bacchante (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bacchante'']]'''<br>26 Sep, 1910<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 281}} – 27 Feb, 1912<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Douglas Carpendale|Charles D. Carpendale]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Douglas Carpendale|Charles D. Carpendale]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Good Hope (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Good Hope'']]'''<br>27 Feb, 1912<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> – 1 Jun, 1912<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Fortescue Phillimore|Richard F. Phillimore]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert George Brand|The Hon. Hubert G. Brand]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bellona (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bellona'']]'''<br>10 Aug, 1912<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> – 5 Jul, 1913<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds|Percy M. R. Royds]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert George Brand|The Hon. Hubert G. Brand]]'''|'''[[Second Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (D), Second Destroyer Flotilla]]'''<br>10 Aug, 1912<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> – 1 Dec, 1913<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Uchtred Farie|James U. Farie]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harry Louis d'Estoteville Skipwith|Harry L. d'E. Skipwith]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Blake (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Blake'']]'''<br>5 Jul, 1913<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> – 28 Aug, 1913|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Barnes Sparks|John B. Sparks]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Thomas Fleetwood Pike|Gerald T. F. Pike]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Adventure (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Adventure'']]'''<br>28 Aug, 1913<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> – 1 Dec, 1913<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Uchtred Farie|James U. Farie]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Foley Lambert|Cecil F. Lambert]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Amethyst (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Amethyst'']]'''<br>1 Dec, 1913<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> – Aug, 1914<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Bertram Sackville Thesiger|Bertram S. Thesiger]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[Harwich Force|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Harwich Force]]'''<br>27 Apr, 1914{{SMNLJan15|p. 6}} – 1 May, 1919<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Holmes Borrett|George H. Borrett]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Heathcoat Salusbury Grant|Sir Heathcoat S. Grant]]'''|'''[[Gibraltar|Senior Officer, Gibraltar]]'''<br>5 Jul, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 698}}<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Bertram Pelly|Henry B. Pelly]]'''<br><small>as '''Rear-Admiral in Charge, Gibraltar'''</small>}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Price Webley Hope|Sir George P. W. Hope]]'''<br><small>as '''Vice-Admiral Commanding, Third Light Cruiser Squadron'''</small>|'''[[Third Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>19 Jan, 1921<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref> – 11 Dec, 1922<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 125.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, First Baron Chatfield|Sir Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Frederick Ernest Green|Sir John F. E. Green]]'''|'''[[Rosyth Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard]]'''<br>1 Apr, 1922<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 27 March, 1922. Issue '''42990''', col A, p. 23.</ref> – 1923|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Sir Walter H. Cowan]]'''}} | ||
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+ | {{TabEnd}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:appts> | ||
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+ | ==Footnotes== | ||
+ | {{reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 7 April 2022
Admiral of the Fleet SIR Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet, G.C.B., D.S.O., D.C.L., Royal Navy (10 May, 1870 – 30 May, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Early Life & Career
He was educated for a year at Burney's at Gosport, and passed into the Britannia on his second attempt, thirty-third out of thirty-four.[1]
He was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant dated 14 March, 1890.[2]
He was appointed to the first class protected cruiser Blake on 2 February, 1892,[3] but was appointed to Pilot on 25 March.[4]
On 1 July, 1892, he was appointed to the royal yacht Victoria and Albert II along with David Beatty.[5]
Tyrwhitt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 25 August, 1892.[6] and was appointed to Cleopatra on 21 September, 1892.[7]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 1 January, 1903.[8] On 24 February he married Sarah Angela Mary Margaret, daughter of Matthew Corbally, J.P., of Rathbeale Hall, Swords, County Dublin; they had one son and two daughters.
In 1904, Tyrwhitt was informed that he had misinterpreted regulations and that this had precipitated, in part, a collision between Arun and T.B. 87, but that no blame was to be attached to him.[9] However, on 13 August, 1904, Arun again collided, this time sinking the destroyer Decoy during night exercises off the Scilly Islands, killing one of Decoy's crew in the process. A Court Martial found that Tyrwhitt had hazarded the two vessels and he was reprimanded in the affair.[10][11]
On 30 June, 1908, Tyrwhitt was promoted to the rank of Captain.[12]
He was placed in command of Topaze as Captain (D) of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla on 10 August, 1909. Superseded in her on 5 August, 1910, he took a Signal Course and then was appointed in command of Bacchante as Flag Captain in the Mediterranean on 26 September, 1910. He would stay there until 27 February, 1912.[13]
Directly from Bacchante, he was appointed as Flag Captain for Sixth Cruiser Squadron in Good Hope, ending on 10 August, 1912, when he became Captain (D) of Second Destroyer Flotilla, flying his flag in Bellona.[14]
On 1 December, 1913 Tyrwhitt succeeded Commodore Lambert as Captain (T) in command of the destroyer flotillas of the First Fleet, taking command of the third class protected cruiser Amethyst.[15]
On 28 April, 1914 he was appointed Commodore, Second Class.[16]
Great War
In August 1914, Tyrwhitt was placed in command of the light cruiser Arethusa.
In the April Supplement to the Monthly Navy List, Tyrwhitt's command is described for the first time as the "Harwich Striking Force,"[17] composed of the Third and Tenth Destroyer Flotillas and the Eighth Submarine Flotilla. In May he was assigned two completing light cruisers, which with the two under his authority would give him the command of the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron.[18]
He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 3 June, 1916.[19]
On 15 July, 1917, Tyrwhitt was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[20] He was not, as Temple Patterson claims, only the second Post Captain to receive this accolade and the first in seventy-eight years.[21] Two recent examples had been the knighting of Captain Robert Molyneux in 1885 and Captain Colin Keppel in 1908.
On 8 January, 1918, Tyrwhitt was appointed Acting Rear-Admiral.[22]
Post-War & Retirement
On 5 July, 1919, Tyrwhitt was appointed Senior Officer, Gibraltar, taking command on the 10th.[23]
On 2 December, 1919 Tyrwhitt was confirmed in the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Heaton-Ellis.[24] He was given the baronetcy of Terschelling and of the City of Oxford on 13 December, 1919, and received a grant from Parliament of £10,000 (over £180,000 in early-2000s terms).[25] He received many foreign decorations and an honorary degree of D.C.L. from Oxford (1919).
Tyrwhitt was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 18 January, 1925, vice Pelly.[26]
Tyrwhitt was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 27 February, 1929, vice Webb.[27]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet on 31 July, 1934, vice Brock.[28]
He was placed on the Retired List on 31 July, 1939.[29]
As the result of the King approving that Admirals of the Fleet should in future be borne on the Active List of the Royal Navy for life, on 4 March, 1940, Tyrwhitt was replaced on the Active List with seniority of 31 July, 1934.[30]
Tyrwhitt died at Ellenden, Sandhurst, Kent, on 30 May, 1951, from perforation of the duodenum causing peritonitis.
Tyrwhitt's papers were last known to be in the possession of his son's widow, Lady Nancy Agnew, who died in 2010.
Bibliography
- "Adm. of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 31 May, 1951. Issue 52015, col G, p. 8.
- "Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 27 June, 1951. Issue 52038, col F, p. 8.
- Temple Patterson, Alfred (1973). Tyrwhitt of the Harwich Force: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-356-04530-7.
Papers
- See main text.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Footnotes
- ↑ Temple Patterson. Tyrwhitt of the Harwhich Force. p. 5.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26224. p. 5986. 17 November, 1891.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 19, 1892; pg. 7; Issue 33538.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 21, 1892; pg. 6; Issue 33591.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 29, 1892; pg. 12; Issue 33677. .
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26322. p. 5016. 2 September, 1892.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Sep 09, 1892; pg. 4; Issue 33739.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 41.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. pp. 17, 18.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, 26 July, 1912. Issue 39961, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 278.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1915). p. 13.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5563. 3 June, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30186. p. 7125. 17 July, 1917.
- ↑ Temple Patterson. p. 190.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 698.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31698. p. 15745. 19 December, 1919.
- ↑ Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. III. p. 3968.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33015. p. 591. 27 January, 1925.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33474. p. 1575. 5 March, 1929.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34076. p. 5054. 7 August, 1934.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34651. p. 5393. 4 August, 1939.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34807. p. 1394. 8 March, 1940.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 10 January, 1896. Issue 34783, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Trywhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 325.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 281.
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- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 698.
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- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 March, 1922. Issue 42990, col A, p. 23.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 126.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 41.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 41.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 41.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33872. p. 6416. 11 October, 1932.