George Egerton (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir George Egerton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 October 1852 |
| Died | 30 March 1940 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1866 – 1916 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Unit | Royal Navy |
| Commands held |
HMS Majestic Cape of Good Hope Station Plymouth Command |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander, Order of Bath |
Admiral Sir George Le Clerc Egerton, KCB (17 October 1852 – 30 March 1940) was a senior Royal Navy officer from the Egerton family who rose to become Second Sea Lord.
Naval career
Egerton joined the Royal Navy in 1866.[1] He served on the Arctic Expedition of 1875-76.[1] In 1893 he was promoted to Captain and appointed a Naval Attaché before serving with the Naval Brigade in Mombasa in 1895,[1] and he was Chief of Staff for the Benin Expedition in 1897.[1]
By early 1900 he was in command of the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Majestic, serving as flagship to Vice-Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet.[2] In June 1901 he was transferred to the President for service as Assistant Director of Torpedoes at the Admiralty,[3] a position he left the following February when he transferred to the torpedo school ship Vernon.[4]
He was appointed Second-in-Command of the Atlantic Fleet in 1906:[1] Egerton flew his flag on HMS Victorious, with Captain Robert Scott as his flag captain.[5] He became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1908 and Second Sea Lord in 1911.[1] He served in World War I as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.[1] He had previously served as ADC to King Edward VII, and retired in 1916.[1]
Family
A grandson of The Rev Sir Philip Grey-Egerton, 9th Bt, he married first in 1882 Frances Emily Gladstone; they had two sons and a daughter.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 1 February 1900. (36054), p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 30 May 1901. (36468), p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 16 January 1902. (36666), p. 7.
- ↑ Preston, Diana: A First Rate Tragedy: Captain Scott's Antarctic Expeditions Constable (pb edition), page 86, London, 1999 ISBN 0-09-479530-4 OCLC 59395617
- ↑ The Peerage.com
External links
- The Dreadnought Project: George Egerton
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Edmund Poë |
Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station 1908–1910 |
Succeeded by Paul Bush |
| Preceded by Sir Francis Bridgeman |
Second Sea Lord 1911 |
Succeeded by Prince Louis of Battenberg |
| Preceded by Sir William May |
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1913–1916 |
Succeeded by Sir George Warrender, Bt. |