George Parish Ross
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He was appointed to command Revenge on 11 February, 1917[5] and was superseded on 15 April, 1919 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 August.[Citation needed] He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 1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
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26809. p. 4. 1 January, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 355.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 895.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33010. p. 219. 9 January, 1925.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
