John Green (Royal Navy officer)
Sir John Green | |
|---|---|
 1918 portrait by Francis Dodd | |
| Born | 8 August 1866 |
| Died | 30 October 1948 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1882–1925 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Essex (1901)[1] HMS Royal Arthur (1891)[1] HMS Natal (1905)[1] HMS New Zealand Coast of Scotland |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir John Frederick Ernest Green KCMG CB (8 August 1866 – 30 October 1948) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.
Naval career
Green joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1882,[2] was promoted to Lieutenant in 1890[3] and went on to command the gunboat HMS Pigmy during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 for which role he was mentioned in despatches and promoted to Commander 1 January 1901.[4][5] He was appointed in command of the destroyer HMS Mermaid on 13 June 1901, and used this as flagship when he was in charge of the Medway Instructional Flotilla.[6] In May 1902 he transferred with all officers and men to the destroyer HMS Racehorse, which was commissioned for the instructional flotilla.[7][8]
He served in World War I taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916 as Captain of the Battlecruiser HMS New Zealand (flagship to the Rear-Admiral Commanding the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron).[9] He continued his war service as Senior Naval Officer on the River Clyde from October 1917.[10] After the War he became Rear Admiral in the White Sea[11] and then Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland from 1922 before retiring in 1925.[12]
Family
In 1901 he married Maud Kathleen McInnoy.[2]
References
- ^ a b c The Dreadnought Project
- ^ a b Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
- ^ "No. 26007". The London Gazette. 31 December 1889.
- ^ "No. 27263". The London Gazette. 4 January 1901.
- ^ Private Enterprise Naval Review, February 1949
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36481. London. 14 June 1901. p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36761. London. 7 May 1902. p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36768. London. 15 May 1902. p. 7. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ Royal Navy Honours and Gallantry Awards
- ^ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (June, 1918). p. 4.
- ^ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 7.
- ^ "No. 33010". The London Gazette. 9 January 1925.
External links
- The Dreadnought Project: John Green