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Revision as of 16:43, 27 April 2014
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.
Contents
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.[4]
Great War
After being placed in temporary command of Queen Mary on 13 October 1914,[5] Bentinck was appointed in command of the battleship Superb on 6 November.[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[9] placing him in command of the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron until 26 October, when he was relieved by Allan F. Everett.[10]
Post-War
On 3 January, 1919, Bentinck was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Gilpin-Brown.[11] 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.[12]
Bentinck was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Africa Station in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir William E. Goodenough, dated 12 June, 1922.[13]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 July, 1924, vice Brock.[14]
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.[15]
Bentinck was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 22 February, 1928, vice Leveson.[16] He was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 9 October, 1929.[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26085. p. 4832. 5 September, 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27393. p. 3. 3 January, 1902.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 382a.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 398r.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461 p. 26a.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31118. p. 516. 10 January, 1919.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2063. 5 June, 1919.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1922. Issue 42969, col G, p. 20.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33179. p. 4403. 3 July, 1926.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1493. 2 March, 1928.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33542. p. 6476. 11 October, 1929.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Rudolf Bentinck" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1947. Issue 50726, col E, p. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood |
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Osborne 1913 – 1914 |
Succeeded by Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court
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| Preceded by Charles E. Le Mesurier |
Commodore Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron 1917 – 1918 |
Succeeded by Allan F. Everett
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| Preceded by Allan F. Everett |
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 1918 – 1921 |
Succeeded by Hugh D. R. Watson
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| Preceded by William E. Goodenough |
Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station 1922 – 1924 |
Succeeded by Maurice S. FitzMaurice
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| Preceded by Sir Richard F. Phillimore |
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1926 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Sir Hubert G. Brand
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