British naval commander. As commander of the South American division, he commanded the British ships at the Battle of the River Plate, in which the German pocket battleship Graf Spee was trapped in Montevideo, and later scuttled (Dec 1939). He was made commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean fleet in 1942.
Senior Officer, 9th Destroyer Division| 1931-01-14 | - | 1932 | Imperial Defence Course |
| 1932-03-28 | - | 1934 | Flag Captain, London (cruiser) & Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Commanding 1st Cruiser Squadron |
| 1934-07-28 | - | 1936 | staff, Royal Naval War College, Greenwich (HMS President) |
| 1936-09-17 | - | 1939-08-25 | Commodore Commanding South American Division of the America and West Indies Station & Commanding Officer, Exeter (cruiser) |
| 1939-08-25 | - | 1940 | Commodore / Rear-Admiral Commanding South American Division of the America and West Indies Station (December 1939 commanded action against the Admiral Graf Spee) |
| 1940-12-02 | - | 1942 | a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign) (HMS President) |
| 1942-04-22 | - | February 1943 | Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station (HMS Nile), renamed: |
| 1943 | - | 1943 | Commander-in-Chief, Levant |
| 1943 | - | 1943 | engaged in flank support & seaborne supply of Eighth Army |
| 1944-04-15 | - | 1945 | Flag Officer Commanding Orkneys and Shetlands (HMS Prosperine) |
| 1945-08-15 | retired (medically unfit) |
Ranks
| Midshipman | 1904 | |
| Acting Sub-Lieutenant | 1907-07-30 | |
| Sub-Lieutenant | 1908-04-09, seniority 1907-07-30 | |
| Lieutenant | 1908-07-30 | |
| Lieutenant-Commander | 1916-07-30 | |
| Commander | 1921-06-30 | |
| Captain | 1928-12-31 | |
| Commodore 2nd class | 1936-09-17? | |
| MID | 1941-01-01 | New Year 1941 |
| GREEK WAR CROSS | 1943-04-17 | services to the Greek Navy |
| Gold Medal of Concepcion (Chile) | 1939? |
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