Difference between revisions of "Rudolf Walter Bentinck"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
(Update appts)
(Replace London Gazette refs with Gaz template use.)
(21 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 4: Line 4:
 
Rudolf Walter Bentinck was born at Littlegreen House, Compton, Sussex, on 20 March, 1869, the third son of Walter Bentinck, a retired army officer, (and later fifteenth baron Bentinck, an old Dutch title) and Henrietta Bentinck.
 
Rudolf Walter Bentinck was born at Littlegreen House, Compton, Sussex, on 20 March, 1869, the third son of Walter Bentinck, a retired army officer, (and later fifteenth baron Bentinck, an old Dutch title) and Henrietta Bentinck.
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 14 July, 1890.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26085/pages/4832 no. 26085.  p. 4832.]  5 September, 1890.</ref>
+
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 14 July, 1890.{{Gaz|26085|4832|5 September, 1890}}
  
Bentinck was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1901.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27393/pages/3 no. 27393.  p. 3.]  3 January, 1902.</ref>
+
Bentinck was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1901.{{Gaz|27393|3|3 January, 1902}}
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28096/pages/34 no. 28096.  p. 34.]  3 January, 1908.</ref>
+
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1907.{{Gaz|28096|34|3 January, 1908}}
  
In August 1910, he assumed command of the {{UK-Bristol|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
+
In August 1910, he assumed command of the {{UK-Bristol|f=t}}, followed by command of Osborne College. A stint in {{UK-Centurion}} on the staff of Vice-Admiral Jellicoe ran from 31 July, 1914 until 4 August.<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
After being placed in temporary command of {{UK-QueenMary}} on 13 October 1914,<ref>Bentinck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}. f. 47.</ref> Bentinck was appointed in command of the {{UK-Superb|f=t}} on 6 November.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 382''a''.</ref>
+
His service record shows him being placed in temporary command of {{UK-QueenMary}} on 13 October 1914, but also in {{UK-KingGeorgeV}} from 4 August through 6 November, when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Superb|f=t}}.{{NLDec14|p. 382''a''}}<ref>Bentinck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}. f. 47.</ref>
  
On 29 June, 1916, Bentinck received a plum assignment: command of the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 398''r''.</ref>
+
On 29 June, 1916, Bentinck received a plum assignment: command of the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}}.{{NLDec16|p. 398''r''}}
  
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.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29751/supplements/9070 (Supplement) no. 29751.  p. 9070.]  15 September, 1916.</ref>
+
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.{{GazSup|29751|9070|15 September, 1916}}
  
He assumed command of the {{UK-Calliope|f=t}} in August 1917{{MackieRNW}} placing him in command of the {{UK-LCS|4}} until 26 October, when he was relieved by [[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]].<ref>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist."  {{TNA|ADM 6/461}} p. 26a.</ref>
+
He assumed command of the {{UK-Calliope|f=t}} in August 1917, placing him in command of the {{UK-LCS|4}} until 26 October, when he was relieved by [[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]].{{UKCeased|p. 26a}}
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==
On 3 January, 1919, Bentinck was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[Frederick Dundas Gilpin-Brown|Gilpin-Brown]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31118/pages/516 no. 31118.  p. 516.]  10 January, 1919.</ref> On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 3 June.<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/13459/pages/2063 no. 13459.  p. 2063.]  5 June, 1919.</ref>
+
On 3 January, 1919, Bentinck was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[Frederick Dundas Gilpin-Brown|Gilpin-Brown]].{{Gaz|31118|516|10 January, 1919}} On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 3 June.<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/13459/pages/2063 no. 13459.  p. 2063.]  5 June, 1919.</ref>
  
 
Bentinck was appointed [[Africa Station|Commander-in-Chief on the Africa Station]] in succession to Vice-Admiral [[William Edmund Goodenough|Sir William E. Goodenough]], dated 12 June, 1922.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 2 March, 1922.  Issue '''42969''', col G, p. 20.</ref>
 
Bentinck was appointed [[Africa Station|Commander-in-Chief on the Africa Station]] in succession to Vice-Admiral [[William Edmund Goodenough|Sir William E. Goodenough]], dated 12 June, 1922.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 2 March, 1922.  Issue '''42969''', col G, p. 20.</ref>
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 31 July, 1924, vice [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Brock]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32962/pages/5889 no. 32962.  p. 5889.]  5 August, 1924.</ref>
+
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 31 July, 1924, vice [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Brock]].{{Gaz|32962|5889|5 August, 1924}}
  
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.) on 3 July, 1926.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33179/supplements/4403 (Supplement) no. 33179.  p. 4403.]  3 July, 1926.</ref>
+
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.) on 3 July, 1926.{{GazSup|33179|4403|3 July, 1926}}
  
Bentinck was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 22 February, 1928, vice [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Leveson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33362/pages/1493 no. 33362.  p. 1493.]  2 March, 1928.</ref> He was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 9 October, 1929.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33542/pages/6476 no. 33542.  p. 6476.]  11 October, 1929.</ref>
+
Bentinck was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 22 February, 1928, vice [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Leveson]].{{Gaz|33362|1493|2 March, 1928}} He was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 9 October, 1929.{{Gaz|33542|6476|11 October, 1929}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Bentinck}}
+
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Bentinck}}
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
Line 46: Line 46:
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
 
{{TabAppts}}
 
{{Appt
 
|[[Royal Naval College, Osborne|Captain of the Royal Naval College, Osborne]]|[[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood]]|1913 &ndash; 1914|[[Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court|Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court]]
 
}}
 
{{Appt
 
|[[Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Commodore Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron]]|[[Charles Edward Le Mesurier|Charles E. Le Mesurier]]|1917 &ndash; 1918|[[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]]
 
}}
 
{{Appt
 
|[[Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty]]|Allan F. Everett|1918 &ndash; 1921|[[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|Hugh D. R. Watson]]
 
}}
 
{{Appt
 
|[[Cape of Good Hope Station|Commander-in-Chief,<br>Africa Station]]|[[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]]|1922 &ndash; 1924|[[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|Maurice S. FitzMaurice]]
 
}}
 
{{Appt
 
|[[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]]|[[Richard Fortescue Phillimore|Sir Richard F. Phillimore]]|1926 &ndash; 1929|[[Hubert George Brand|Sir Hubert G. Brand]]
 
}}
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
[[Category:People with old TabAppts]]
 
 
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 
{{TabNaval}}
 
{{TabNaval}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bristol (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bristol'']]'''<br>Aug, 1910{{MackieRNW}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Basil Hew Fanshawe|Basil H. Fanshawe]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Maurice Woollcombe|Maurice Woollcombe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Prometheus (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Prometheus'']]'''<br>10 Jul, 1906<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref> &ndash; 3 Jan, 1908<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Collings-Taswell Glossop|John C. T. Glossop]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|Horace L. A. Hood]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval College, Osborne|Captain of Royal Naval College, Osborne]]'''<br>16 Jan, 1913<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 47.</ref> &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court|Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Henry Peirse|Richard H. Peirse]]'''|'''[[Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)|Naval Member of the Ordnance Board]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1908<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur William Waymouth|Arthur W. Waymouth]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Reginald Hall|William R. Hall]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Queen Mary (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Queen Mary'']]'''<br>13 Oct, 1914<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 47.</ref> &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Irby Prowse|Cecil I. Prowse]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bristol (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bristol'']]'''<br>16 Aug, 1910<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 287}} &ndash; 16 Jan, 1913<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Basil Hew Fanshawe|Basil H. Fanshawe]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Price Vaughan Lewes|Price V. Lewes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Superb (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Superb'']]'''<br>6 Nov, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 382''a''}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmond Hyde Parker|Edmond H. Parker]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval College, Osborne|Captain of Royal Naval College, Osborne]]'''<br>16 Jan, 1913<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 47.</ref> &ndash; 31 Jul, 1914<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court|Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Bertram Pelly|Henry B. Pelly]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tiger (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tiger'']]'''<br>29 Jun, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 398''r''}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Allan Morison Duff|Arthur A. M. Duff]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Reginald Hall|W. Reginald Hall]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Queen Mary (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Queen Mary'']]'''<br>13 Oct, 1914<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Irby Prowse|Cecil I. Prowse]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Price Vaughan Lewes|Price V. Lewes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Superb (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Superb'']]'''<br>6 Nov, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 382''a''}} &ndash; 20 Feb, 1915<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmond Hyde Parker|E. Hyde Parker]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Bertram Pelly|Henry B. Pelly]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tiger (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tiger'']]'''<br>29 Jun, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 398''r''}} &ndash; 14 Aug, 1917<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Allan Morison Duff|Arthur A. M. Duff]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Edward Le Mesurier|Charles E. Le Mesurier]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Calliope (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Calliope'']]'''<br>14 Aug, 1917<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref> &ndash; 26 Oct, 1918<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|Percy L. H. Noble]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Edward Le Mesurier|Charles E. Le Mesurier]]'''|'''[[Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Commodore 2nd Class Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>14 Aug, 1917{{UKCeased|p. 26a}} &ndash; 26 Oct, 1918{{UKCeased|p. 26a}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]]'''<br><small>as '''Rear-Admiral Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron'''</small>}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Edward Le Mesurier|Charles E. Le Mesurier]]'''|'''[[Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Commodore 2nd Class Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>14 Aug, 1917{{UKCeased|p. 26a}} &ndash; 26 Oct, 1918{{UKCeased|p. 26a}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]]'''<br><small>as '''Rear-Admiral Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron'''</small>}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Edward Le Mesurier|Charles E. Le Mesurier]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Calliope (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Calliope'']]'''<br>Aug, 1917{{MackieRNW}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|Percy L. H. Noble]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]]'''|'''[[Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty|Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty]]'''<br>26 Oct, 1918<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 23 March, 1921.  Issue '''42676''', col D, p. 12.</ref> &ndash; 3 May, 1921<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|Hugh D. R. Watson]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]]'''|'''[[Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty|Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty]]'''<br>26 Oct, 1918<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 23 March, 1921.  Issue '''42676''', col D, p. 12.</ref> &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|Hugh D. R. Watson]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Montagu Doughty|Henry M. Doughty]]'''|'''[[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron]]'''<br>3 May, 1921<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 23 March, 1921.  Issue '''42676''', col D, p. 12.</ref> &ndash; 3 May, 1922<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Allan Morison Duff|Arthur A. M. Duff]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Montagu Doughty|Henry M. Doughty]]'''|'''[[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron]]'''<br>3 May, 1921<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 23 March, 1921.  Issue '''42676''', col D, p. 12.</ref> &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Allan Morison Duff|Arthur A. M. Duff]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Edmund Goodenough|Sir William E. Goodenough]]'''|'''[[Cape of Good Hope Station|Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station]]'''<br>2 Aug, 1922{{NLDec24|p. 200}} &ndash; 6 Feb, 1925<ref>Bentinck Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|Maurice S. FitzMaurice]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]]'''|'''[[Cape of Good Hope Station|Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station]]'''<br>12 Jun, 1922<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices)''The Times''. Thursday, 2 March, 1922. Issue '''42969''', col G, p. 20.</ref> &ndash; 1924|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|Maurice S. FitzMaurice]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Victor Albert Stanley|The Hon. Sir Victor A. Stanley]]'''|'''[[Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet]]'''<br>4 Mar, 1926<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 47.</ref> &ndash; 3 Oct, 1926<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|Hugh D. R. Watson]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Victor Albert Stanley|Victor A. Stanley]]'''|'''[[Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet]]'''<br>4 Mar, 1926<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 47.</ref> &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Fortescue Phillimore|Sir Richard F. Phillimore]]'''|'''[[Plymouth Station|Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station]]'''<br>5 Oct, 1926<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 5 October, 1926.  Issue '''44394''', col C, p. 23.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hubert George Brand|Sir Hubert G. Brand]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Fortescue Phillimore|Richard F. Phillimore]]'''|'''[[Plymouth Station|Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station]]'''<br>5 Oct, 1926<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 5 October, 1926.  Issue '''44394''', col C, p. 23.</ref> &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hubert George Brand|Hubert G. Brand]]'''}}
+
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
</div name=fredbot:appts>
 
</div name=fredbot:appts>
 
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
Line 91: Line 73:
 
{{CatBritannia|July, 1882}}
 
{{CatBritannia|July, 1882}}
 
{{CatGunneryOfficer|UK}}
 
{{CatGunneryOfficer|UK}}
[[Category:Naval Secretaries to the First Lord of the Admiralty]]
+
{{CatAdm|UK}}
[[Category:Commanders-in-Chief, Plymouth]]
+
{{CatAdmiral|UK}}
+

Revision as of 22:12, 27 December 2020

Admiral SIR Rudolf Walter Bentinck, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Royal Navy (20 March, 1869 – 31 March, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Rudolf Walter Bentinck was born at Littlegreen House, Compton, Sussex, on 20 March, 1869, the third son of Walter Bentinck, a retired army officer, (and later fifteenth baron Bentinck, an old Dutch title) and Henrietta Bentinck.

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 14 July, 1890.[1]

Bentinck was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1901.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1907.[3]

In August 1910, he assumed command of the light cruiser Bristol, followed by command of Osborne College. A stint in Centurion on the staff of Vice-Admiral Jellicoe ran from 31 July, 1914 until 4 August.[4]

Great War

His service record shows him being placed in temporary command of Queen Mary on 13 October 1914, but also in King George V from 4 August through 6 November, when he was appointed in command of the battleship Superb.[5][6]

On 29 June, 1916, Bentinck received a plum assignment: command of the battlecruiser Tiger.[7]

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.[8]

He assumed command of the light cruiser Calliope in August 1917, placing him in command of the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron until 26 October, when he was relieved by Allan F. Everett.[9]

Post-War

On 3 January, 1919, Bentinck was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Gilpin-Brown.[10] On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 3 June.[11]

Bentinck was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Africa Station in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir William E. Goodenough, dated 12 June, 1922.[12]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 July, 1924, vice Brock.[13]

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.) on 3 July, 1926.[14]

Bentinck was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 22 February, 1928, vice Leveson.[15] He was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 9 October, 1929.[16]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Rudolf Bentinck" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1947. Issue 50726, col E, p. 7.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Maurice Woollcombe
Captain of H.M.S. Prometheus
10 Jul, 1906[17] – 3 Jan, 1908[18]
Succeeded by
John C. T. Glossop
Preceded by
Richard H. Peirse
Naval Member of the Ordnance Board
1 Mar, 1908[19]
Succeeded by
Arthur W. Waymouth
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Bristol
16 Aug, 1910[20][21] – 16 Jan, 1913[22]
Succeeded by
Basil H. Fanshawe
Preceded by
The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood
Captain of Royal Naval College, Osborne
16 Jan, 1913[23] – 31 Jul, 1914[24]
Succeeded by
Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court
Preceded by
W. Reginald Hall
Captain of H.M.S. Queen Mary
13 Oct, 1914[25]
Succeeded by
Cecil I. Prowse
Preceded by
Price V. Lewes
Captain of H.M.S. Superb
6 Nov, 1914[26] – 20 Feb, 1915[27]
Succeeded by
E. Hyde Parker
Preceded by
Henry B. Pelly
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
29 Jun, 1916[28] – 14 Aug, 1917[29]
Succeeded by
Arthur A. M. Duff
Preceded by
Charles E. Le Mesurier
Captain of H.M.S. Calliope
14 Aug, 1917[30] – 26 Oct, 1918[31]
Succeeded by
Percy L. H. Noble
Preceded by
Charles E. Le Mesurier
Commodore 2nd Class Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron
14 Aug, 1917[32] – 26 Oct, 1918[33]
Succeeded by
Allan F. Everett
as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron
Preceded by
Allan F. Everett
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
26 Oct, 1918[34] – 3 May, 1921[35]
Succeeded by
Hugh D. R. Watson
Preceded by
Henry M. Doughty
Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron
3 May, 1921[36] – 3 May, 1922[37]
Succeeded by
Arthur A. M. Duff
Preceded by
Sir William E. Goodenough
Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station
2 Aug, 1922[38] – 6 Feb, 1925[39]
Succeeded by
Maurice S. FitzMaurice
Preceded by
The Hon. Sir Victor A. Stanley
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet
4 Mar, 1926[40] – 3 Oct, 1926[41]
Succeeded by
Hugh D. R. Watson
Preceded by
Sir Richard F. Phillimore
Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station
5 Oct, 1926[42]
Succeeded by
Sir Hubert G. Brand

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 26085. p. 4832. 5 September, 1890.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 27393. p. 3. 3 January, 1902.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
  4. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 382a.
  6. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398r.
  8. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
  9. Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
  10. The London Gazette: no. 31118. p. 516. 10 January, 1919.
  11. Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2063. 5 June, 1919.
  12. "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1922. Issue 42969, col G, p. 20.
  13. The London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
  14. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33179. p. 4403. 3 July, 1926.
  15. The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1493. 2 March, 1928.
  16. The London Gazette: no. 33542. p. 6476. 11 October, 1929.
  17. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  18. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  19. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  20. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  21. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 287.
  22. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  23. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  24. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  25. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  26. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 382a.
  27. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  28. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398r.
  29. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  30. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  31. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  32. Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
  33. Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 26a.
  34. "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 23 March, 1921. Issue 42676, col D, p. 12.
  35. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  36. "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 23 March, 1921. Issue 42676, col D, p. 12.
  37. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  38. The Navy List. (December, 1924). p. 200.
  39. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  40. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  41. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  42. "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 October, 1926. Issue 44394, col C, p. 23.