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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Thesiger was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} dated 14 April, 1895.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26618/pages/2353 no. 26618.  p. 2353.]  23 April, 1895.</ref>
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Thesiger was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} dated 14 April, 1895.{{Gaz|26618|2353|23 April, 1895}}
  
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Thesiger was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1912.
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Thesiger was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1905.<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/519.}} f. 472.</ref>
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He was appointed to ''Wildfire'' for command of Sheerness Depot. on 1 July, 1908.  He left this post to take up command of {{UK-Scylla}} on 13 January, 1909.  He would command ''Scylla'' until, 24 May, 1911 on the Western Indies Station.<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/519.}} f. 472.</ref>
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Thesiger was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1912.<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/519.}} f. 472.</ref>
  
 
He attended the Royal Navy War College from 3 March 1913, placing second of nine captains.
 
He attended the Royal Navy War College from 3 March 1913, placing second of nine captains.
  
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Having just completed the War Course at Portsmouth, he was appointed to ''Pembroke'' for command of the War College at Chatham on 12 April, 1913.<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 472.</ref>
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Having just completed the War Course at Portsmouth, he was appointed to ''Pembroke'' for command of the War College at Chatham on 12 April, 1913.<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/519.}} f. 472.</ref>
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Thesiger was lent to ''Pembroke'' to assist in trials of {{UK-1Arethusa}} and was to take command of her upon commissioning.<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/519.}} f. 472.</ref>
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He was appointed command of the {{UK-1Inconstant|f=t}} on 25 October, 1914,{{NLOct15|p. 395}} through the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp42-46}}
  
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He was appointed command of the {{UK-Inconstant|f=t}} on 25 October, 1914,<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 395.</ref> through the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp42-46}}
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Thesiger was appointed in command of the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} on 21 August, 1917,{{NLNov16|p. 394''r''}} and of the {{UK-Calypso|f=t}} in November, 1917,{{NLDec18|p. 748}} staying with her at least through the surrender of the German fleet.<ref>Thesiger Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/519.}} f. 472.</ref>
  
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He was appointed command of the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} on 21 August, 1917,<ref>''The Navy List'' (November, 1916).  p. 394''r''.</ref> and of the {{UK-Calypso|f=t}} in November, 1917,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 748.</ref> staying with her at least through the surrender of the German fleet.
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Thesiger had a late command stint in {{UK-KingGeorgeV}}, being appointed on 26 October, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 797}}
  
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Thesiger had a late command stint in {{UK-KingGeorgeV}}, being appointed on 26 October 1920<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 797.</ref> and staying until possibly as late as 1923.
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==World War II==
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Thesiger was appointed to ''Eaglet'' additional for work with the Liverpool Convoy Pool on 14 March, 1940, serving as a Commodore, Second Class in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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On 9 June, 1942, he was appointed to ''Forte'' additional as Flag Officer in Charge of Falmouth, serving with the rank of a Rear-Admiral.  He was superseded in this role on 1 March, 1944.  He was superseded by Vice-Admiral [[George Frederick Basset Edward-Collins]] on 31 May, 1944 and was reverted to the Retired List the next day.<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 179.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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*"Adml. Sir Bertram Thesiger" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 14 May, 1966.  Issue '''56631''', col G, p. 12.
 
*"Adml. Sir Bertram Thesiger" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 14 May, 1966.  Issue '''56631''', col G, p. 12.
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* Thesiger, Commander Bertram S., R.N. (1906).  ''Queries in Seamsnhip: A Collection of typical questions in the various items of a Midshipman's Seamanship Examination''.  Portsmouth: Griffin & Co..
 
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Latest revision as of 13:58, 19 August 2022

Admiral SIR Bertram Sackville Thesiger, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G. (14 January, 1875 – 12 May, 1966) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Thesiger was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 14 April, 1895.[1]

Thesiger was promoted to Commander on 1 January, 1905.[2]

He was appointed to Wildfire for command of Sheerness Depot. on 1 July, 1908. He left this post to take up command of Scylla on 13 January, 1909. He would command Scylla until, 24 May, 1911 on the Western Indies Station.[3]

Thesiger was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1912.[4]

He attended the Royal Navy War College from 3 March 1913, placing second of nine captains.

Having just completed the War Course at Portsmouth, he was appointed to Pembroke for command of the War College at Chatham on 12 April, 1913.[5]

Thesiger was lent to Pembroke to assist in trials of Arethusa and was to take command of her upon commissioning.[6]

He was appointed command of the light cruiser Inconstant on 25 October, 1914,[7] through the Battle of Jutland.[8]

Thesiger was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Inflexible on 21 August, 1917,[9] and of the light cruiser Calypso in November, 1917,[10] staying with her at least through the surrender of the German fleet.[11]

Thesiger had a late command stint in King George V, being appointed on 26 October, 1920.[12]

World War II

Thesiger was appointed to Eaglet additional for work with the Liverpool Convoy Pool on 14 March, 1940, serving as a Commodore, Second Class in the Royal Naval Reserve.

On 9 June, 1942, he was appointed to Forte additional as Flag Officer in Charge of Falmouth, serving with the rank of a Rear-Admiral. He was superseded in this role on 1 March, 1944. He was superseded by Vice-Admiral George Frederick Basset Edward-Collins on 31 May, 1944 and was reverted to the Retired List the next day.[13]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Adml. Sir Bertram Thesiger" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 14 May, 1966. Issue 56631, col G, p. 12.
  • Thesiger, Commander Bertram S., R.N. (1906). Queries in Seamsnhip: A Collection of typical questions in the various items of a Midshipman's Seamanship Examination. Portsmouth: Griffin & Co..

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Crawford Maclachlan 		Captain of H.M.S. Scylla
13 Jan, 1909[14][15] – 24 May, 1911[16] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Oscar M. Makins 		Captain of H.M.S. Ocean
8 Aug, 1911[17][18] – 11 Jan, 1913[19] 		Succeeded by
Reginald A. Norton
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Arethusa
May, 1914[20] – Aug, 1914[21] 		Succeeded by
Barry E. Domvile
Preceded by
Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt 		Captain of H.M.S. Amethyst
Aug, 1914[22] – 24 Oct, 1914[23] 		Succeeded by
George J. Todd
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Inconstant
25 Oct, 1914[24][25] – 21 Aug, 1917[26] 		Succeeded by
Francis A. Marten
Preceded by
Arthur A. M. Duff 		Captain of H.M.S. Inflexible
21 Aug, 1917[27][28] – Nov, 1917[29] 		Succeeded by
James R. P. Hawksley
Preceded by
Arthur J. Davies 		Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
Nov, 1917[30][31] – Sep, 1919[32] 		Succeeded by
Claude Seymour
Preceded by
New Command 		Second in Command, Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron
Nov, 1917[33] – Sep, 1919[34] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Robert C. Hamilton 		Captain of H.M.S. King George V
26 Oct, 1920[35][36] – Dec, 1922[37] 		Succeeded by
John L. Pearson
Preceded by
Edmund P. F. G. Grant 		Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth Dockyard
13 Jan, 1925[38] – 13 May, 1927[39] 		Succeeded by
Leonard A. B. Donaldson
Preceded by
Walter M. Ellerton 		Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
5 Oct, 1927[40] – 10 Nov, 1929[41] 		Succeeded by
Eric J. A. Fullerton

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26618. p. 2353. 23 April, 1895.
  2. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/519. f. 472.
  3. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/519. f. 472.
  4. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/519. f. 472.
  5. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/519. f. 472.
  6. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/519. f. 472.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395.
  8. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp42-46.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1916). p. 394r.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 748.
  11. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/519. f. 472.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 797.
  13. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179.
  14. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 373.
  16. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  17. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 350.
  19. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  20. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  21. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  22. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  23. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395j.
  25. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  26. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394r.
  28. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  29. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
  31. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  32. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  33. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  34. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 797.
  36. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179.
  37. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179.
  38. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179.
  39. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179.
  40. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179.
  41. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179.

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