Eastern Mediterranean Squadron
Eastern Mediterranean Squadron | |
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Active | 1914–1919 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Allegiance | British Empire |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Naval station |
Part of |
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Garrison/HQ |
Mudros, (1914-1919) Salonika, (1917-1919) |
The Eastern Mediterranean Squadron [1] and later known as the British Aegean Squadron [2] was a sub- command of the Mediterranean Fleet based at Mudros from 1914 to 1916 then alternating between Mudros and Salonika [3] from 1917 to 1919.[4]
History
The Eastern Mediterranean Squadron was established in September 1914 [5] as a sub-command of the Mediterranean Fleet. In August 1917 it was redesignated the British Aegean Squadron for the remainder of World War One and when it was gradually disbanded from May to September 1919.[6]
Administration and operational command
Eastern Mediterranean Command structure as of 19 February 1915.[7]
- Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Mediterranean----------------Chief of Staff, East Mediterranean
- Second in Command, Eastern Mediterranean
- SNO, Mudros
Note:The post was also styled as Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron.[8]
Vice-Admirals, Commanding Eastern Mediterranean Squadron
Post holders included:[5]
Rank | Flag | Name | Term | |
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Vice-Admiral Commanding, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron | ||||
1 | Vice-Admiral | Sackville Carden | 20 September, 1914 - 17 March, 1915 | |
2 | Acting Vice-Admiral | John de Robeck | 17 March, 1915 – 19 June, 1916 | |
3 | Vice-Admiral | Sir Cecil Thursby | 19 June, 1916 – 25 Aug, 1917 | |
Chief of Staff
Post holders included:[9]
Rank | Flag | Name | Term | |
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Chief of Staff, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron | ||||
1 | Commodore | Roger J. B. Keys | February, 1915 - 19 June, 1916 | |
Rear-Admirals, Second-in-Command
Post holders included:[5]
Rank | Flag | Name | Term | |
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Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron | ||||
1 | Rear-Admiral | Cecil Thursby | March - June 1915 | |
2 | Rear-Admiral | Stuart Nicholson | June 1915 – July, 1915 | |
3 | Rear-Admiral | Arthur Christian | July, 1915 – February, 1916 | |
4 | Rear-Admiral | Sydney Fremantle | February, 1916 – 27 July, 1916 | |
5 | Rear-Admiral | Arthur Hayes-Sadler | 27 July, 1916 – 25 August, 1917 | |
Senior Naval Officer, Mudros
Post holders included:[10]
Rank | Flag | Name | Term | |
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Senior Naval Officer, Mudros | ||||
1 | Rear-Admiral | Rosslyn Wemyss | March - November 1915 | |
2 | Rear-Admiral | Arthur Christian | November 1915 – August 1917 | |
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Mudros
Post holders included:[11]
Rank | Flag | Name | Term | |
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Principal Naval Transport Officer, Mudros | ||||
1 | Commodore | Maurice S. FitzMaurice | 31 August, 1915 – 20 January, 1916 | |
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Salonika
Post holders included:[12]
Rank | Flag | Name | Term | |
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Principal Naval Transport Officer, Salonika | ||||
1 | Commodore | Maurice S. FitzMaurice | 20 January, 1916 – June, 1916 | |
Rear-Admirals, Commanding British Aegean Squadron
Post holders included:[5]
Rank | Flag | Name | Term | |
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Rear-Admiral Commanding, British Aegean Squadron [13] | ||||
1 | Rear-Admiral | Sydney Fremantle | 25 August, 1917 – 2 January, 1918 | |
2 | Rear-Admiral | Arthur Hayes-Sadler | 2 January - 2 February 1918 | |
3 | Rear-Admiral | Cecil Lambert | 2 February 1918 - May 1919 [14] | |
4 | Rear-Admiral | Michael Culme-Seymour | May - September 1919 [15] | |
Captain of Base, Mudros
Included:[16]
Rank | Insig | Name | Term | Notes/Ref | |
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Captain of Base, Mudros | |||||
1 | Captain | Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse | 12 November, 1918 – 13 January, 1919 | ||
1 | Captain | Bertram S. Evans | 13 January, 1919 | died in post | |
2 | Captain | Michael H. Wilding | 1 March, 1919 – 4 October, 1920 | ||
Divisional Transport Officer, Salonika
Included:[17]
Rank | Insig | Name | Term | Notes/Ref | |
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Divisional Transport Officer, Salonika | |||||
1 | Captain | Francis E. Travers | 26 January, 1917 – 16 January, 1918 | retired | |
2 | Commander | William Mellor | 4 August, 1917 – 29 January, 1918 | ||
3 | Commander | Michael H. Wilding | 9 January, 1918 – 16 April, 1919 | retired | |
References
- ↑ Woodward, David R. (2009). World War I Almanac. New York, NY, USA: Infobase Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 9781438118963.
- ↑ Marder, Arthur J. (2014). From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Volume V Victory and Aftermath January 1918-June 1919. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9781848322035.
- ↑ Burt, R. A. (2013). British Battleships 1889-1904: New Revised Edition. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 331. ISBN 9781848322745.
- ↑ "Private Papers of Captain H W Williams RN". Imperial War Museums. London, Great Britian: Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (18 July 2017). "Eastern Mediterranean Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ↑ Burt, R. A. (2013). British Battleships 1889-1904: New Revised Edition. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 332. ISBN 9781848321731.
- ↑ Corbett, Sir Julian (1920–1938). "Royal Navy - Naval Operations, Volume 2". www.naval-history.net. London, England: Longmans Green. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ Marder, Arthur (2014). "Index:List of Maps". From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Volume II: To The Eve of Jutland 1914-1916. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781473826571.
- ↑ Corbett, Sir Julian (1920–1938). "Royal Navy - Naval Operations, Volume 2". www.naval-history.net. London, England: Longmans Green. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ Corbett, Sir Julian (1920–1938). "Royal Navy - Naval Operations, Volume 2". www.naval-history.net. London, England: Longmans Green. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (19 August 2018). "Mudros - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (23 August 2018). "Mudros - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ Archives, The National (1917). "Weekly Reports of the Rear Admiral British Aegean Squadron, 19 August - 29 December 1917". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, ADM 137/400. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ↑ Watson, Dr Graham (27 October 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ↑ Watson, Dr Graham (27 October 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ↑ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (19 August 2018). "Mudros - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (23 August 2018). "Mudros - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
Sources
- Archives, The National (1917). "Weekly Reports of the Rear Admiral British Aegean Squadron, 19 August - 29 December 1917". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, ADM 137/400.
- Burt, R. A. (2013). British Battleships 1889-1904: New Revised Edition. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321731.
- Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (2017). "Eastern Mediterranean Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell.
- Marder, Arthur J. (2014). From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Volume V Victory and Aftermath January 1918-June 1919. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848322035.
- Watson, Dr Graham (2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
- Woodward, David R. (2009). World War I Almanac. New York, NY, USA: Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438118963.