Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram
Admiral SIR Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., Royal Navy (6 September, 1858 – 19 March, 1933) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Jerram was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 1 January, 1881.[1]
Jerram was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1894.[2]
Jerram was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1899.[3]
From March 1902 to September 1903, he was captain of the battleship Albion.[4]
In April of 1904, Jerram was appointed to command Russell, remaining in command until the end of December of the next year.[5]
Flag Rank
Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Jerram was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 June, 1908, vice Battenberg.[6]
He 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 21 September, 1912.[7] He was invested with the insignia of the order by the King in an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 10 October.[8]
Jerram and his wife left Liverpool in the liner Empress of Britain in late January, 1913, accompanied by his Flag Lieutenant, Hector Boyes, and his Secretary Charles Edward Lynes. They disembarked at Halifax and travelled by train to Vancouver and took another Canadian Pacific Liner to Hong Kong, stopping at Victoria, B.C., Yokohama and Shanghai. His appointment as Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, with the acting rank of Vice-Admiral, was dated 25 January, 1913.[9]
He was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 June, 1913.[10]
On 1 January, 1914, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[11]
Jutland
After the battle, the battle cruisers visited Scapa Flow, and, according to Sir Shane Leslie, at a concert held on King George V "Beatty markedly cut Jerram dead … His bitterness was reserved for Admiral Jerram … Jerram remained in the line [of battle]. This Beatty never forgave."[12]
On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) for his services at Jutland, dated 31 May.[13]
Post-Grand Fleet
Jerram was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 10 April, 1917, vice Coke.[14]
Jerram was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 30 January, 1918.[15]
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (G.C.M.G.) on 3 June, 1919.[16]
See Also
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 21 March, 1933. Issue 46398, col B, p. 16.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum. For a detailed list see Jerram Papers at the National Maritime Museum.
- Uncatalogued papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.
Images
- 1920 Neville S Lytton portrait in the possession of the Imperial War Museum. Catalogue Number IWM ART 3141.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/80.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/22.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William W. Hewett |
Captain of H.M.S. Albion Mar, 1902[17] |
Succeeded by Sydney R. Fremantle |
| Preceded by Alfred L. Winsloe |
Captain of H.M.S. Russell Apr, 1904[18] |
Succeeded by Robert S. Lowry |
| Preceded by Sir George A. Callaghan |
Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Station 9 Aug, 1910[19] |
Succeeded by Appointment Disbanded |
| Preceded by Sir Alfred L. Winsloe |
Commander-in-Chief, China Station 25 Jan, 1913[20] |
Succeeded by Sir William L. Grant |
| Preceded by Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart. |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron 16 Dec, 1915[21] |
Succeeded by Sir John M. de Robeck |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24992. p. 74. 7 January, 1881.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28156. p. 4940. 7 July, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28648. p. 7107. 27 September, 1912.
- ↑ "Court Circular" (Court and Social). The Times. Friday, 11 October, 1912. Issue 40027, col A, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 25 January, 1913. Issue 40118, col G, p. 5.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28726. p. 3992. 6 June, 1913.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
- ↑ Leslie Papers. Churchill College, Cambridge. SLGF 12/1.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9071. 15 September, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30017. p. 3496. 13 April, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30522. p. 1945. 12 February, 1918.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2063. 5 June, 1919.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 65.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. Unnumbered Folio.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 7.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 3.
