Difference between revisions of "John Frederick Ernest Green"
Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
Green was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> | Green was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Green_(Royal_Navy_officer)}} | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Line 43: | Line 46: | ||
− | { | + | {{TabAppts}} |
− | + | ||
− | |||
− | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Leopold Heath|Sir Herbert L. Heath]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Leopold Heath|Sir Herbert L. Heath]]''' | ||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Coast of Scotland Station|Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland]] and [[Rosyth Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard]]'''<br>1922 – 1923 | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Coast of Scotland Station|Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland]] and [[Rosyth Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard]]'''<br>1922 – 1923 | ||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Sir Reginald Y. Tyrhwitt]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Sir Reginald Y. Tyrhwitt]]''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | + | {{TabEnd}} | |
[[Category:1866 births|Green]] | [[Category:1866 births|Green]] |
Revision as of 23:27, 15 July 2012
Admiral SIR John Frederick Ernest Green, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (8 August, 1866 – 30 October, 1948) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
At the examination for naval cadetships Green placed twenty-ninth out of thirty-seven successful candidates.[1]
Green was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1890.[2]
Green was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1901, for services in China.[3]
Captain
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1906.[4]
Great War
He was appointed command of the battlecruiser new Zealand in June, 1915,[5] and in this ship was flag captain for the Second Battle Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland.[Citation needed]
On 15 September 1916, 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.) dated 31 May.[6]
Green was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 September, 1917, vice Stoddart,[7] and was appointed Senior Naval Officer on the Clyde on 20 October, 1917.[8] On 30 October, 1918, he was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding in the White Sea, with his flag in H.M.S. Glory.[9]
Post-War
On 1 April, 1922, Green was appointed Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland and Admiral Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard.[10]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 November, 1922, vice Halsey.[11] On 1 January, 1925, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request.[12]
Retirement
While shooting in Fife on 31 October, 1925 with fellow retired admiral Edward H. Moubray and Admiral Sir Henry Oliver, Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, Green wheeled for a woodcock, fired and shot one barrel into Oliver, fortunately not seriously injuring him. According to Oliver, Green had accidentally shot someone before, and acquired a reputation for doing so.[13]
Green was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 June, 1879. Issue 29603, col E, pg. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27927. p. 4466. 29 June, 1906.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396f.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30267. p. 9151. 4 September, 1917.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (June, 1918). p. 4.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 March, 1922. Issue 42990, col A, pg. 23.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32764. p. 7873. 7 November, 1922.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33010. p. 219. 9 January, 1925.
- ↑ "Oliver Typescript Memoir." II. pp. 270-271.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir John Green" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 2 November, 1948. Issue 51218, col E, pg. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Sir Herbert L. Heath |
Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland and Admiral Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard 1922 – 1923 |
Succeeded by Sir Reginald Y. Tyrhwitt |
- 1866 births
- 1948 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1879
- Captains of H.M.S. Pigmy (1888)
- Captains of H.M.S. Caledonia (Boys' Training Ship)
- Captains of H.M.S. Essex (1901)
- Captains of H.M.S. Royal Arthur (1891)
- Captains of H.M.S. Natal (1905)
- Captains of H.M.S. New Zealand (1911)
- Admirals Superintendent on the Clyde
- Senior Naval Officers on the White Sea
- Commanding Officers, Coast of Scotland and Admirals Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers