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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1912. | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1912. | ||
He attended the Royal Navy War College from 3 March | |||
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.<ref>Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.</ref> | |||
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Inconstant|f=t}} on 25 October, 1914,<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 395.</ref> through the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_battle_at_Jutland Wikipedia]</ref> | He was appointed command of the {{UK-Inconstant|f=t}} on 25 October, 1914,<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 395.</ref> through the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_battle_at_Jutland Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
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Admiral Bertram Sackville Thesiger, C.B., C.M.G. (14 January 1875 – 12 May 1966) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1912.
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.[1]
He was appointed command of the destroyer Inconstant on 25 October, 1914,[2] through the Battle of Jutland.[3]
He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Inflexible on 21 August, 1917.[4]
He was appointed command of the light cruiser Calypso in November, 1917,[5] serving in her at the surrender of the German fleet.
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