Richard Webb

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
Admiral Sir Richard Webb.

Admiral SIR Richard Webb, K.C.M.G., C.B. (20 July, 1870 – 20 January, 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Early Life & Career

Webb was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1902.[1]

Great War

Webb was appointed acting Director of the Trade Division on 14 August, 1914.[2]

On 1 January, 1915, Webb was appointed a Companion in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[3]

Webb wrote to Colonel Hankey on 28 May, 1915:

This is a war of extermination not one of platitudes about Business as Usual. The best way of protecting our trade is by beating the enemy. If we don't do that there won't be any trade to protect.[4]

On 1 October, 1917, Webb was appointed in command of the battle cruiser New Zealand.[5] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 September, 1918, vice Dumas.[6] On 15 October he married Miss Agnes E. Foster, only daughter of Richard F. Foster and the late Honourable Mrs. Richard Foster. The wedding took place at St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street, London, and Vice-Admiral Henry Campbell acted as best man.[7] The following month he was appointed Assistant High Commissioner at Constantinople following the armistice with the Ottoman Empire.[8] His staff was appointed to H.M.S. Superb dated 11 November, 1918.[9]

Post-War

On 1 January, 1920, Webb was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[10] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 30 June, 1924, vice Gaunt.[11] On 21 January, 1928, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Oliver.[12] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 February, 1929.[13]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27393. p. 3. 3 January, 1902.
  2. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 122.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29024. p. 1. 1 January, 1915.
  4. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 137/2735. Quoted in Black. The Admiralty War Staff. p. 137.
  5. ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 395r.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30892. p. 10662. 10 September, 1918.
  7. ↑ "Marriages" (Marriages). The Times. Wednesday, 16 October, 1918. Issue 41922, col C, pg. 11.
  8. ↑ "High Commissioner at Constantinople" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 November, 1918. Issue 41944, col E, pg. 7.
  9. ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 911a.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31712. p. 5. 1 January, 1920.
  11. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32953. p. 5162. 4 July, 1924.
  12. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33354. p. 856. 7 February, 1928.
  13. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33474. p. 1575. 5 March, 1929.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Richard Webb" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 21 January, 1950. Issue 51595, col F, pg. 8.
  • Template:BibBlackThesis

Papers

Service Record

Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Richard_Webb&oldid=22475"