John Locke Marx

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Admiral John Locke Marx, C.B., M.V.O., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (23 April, 1852 – 16 September, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

In December 1874, Marx was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal.[1]

Marx was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 22 December, 1874.[2]

In 1877, Marx was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal.[3]

Marx was promoted to the rank of Commander with seniority of 31 December, 1888.[4]

Marx was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1895, aged forty three years, two months, and seven days.[5]

He was appointed command of the armoured cruiser Hogue on 19 November, 1902.[6]

On the occasion of the King's visit to Ireland Marx was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 11 August, 1903.[7]

He served as captain of battleship Mars from October 1904. A very unsatisfactory inspection of her in May of 1905 showed her machinery and engine rooms in sad condition. The ship's performance in the heavy gunlayer tests of that year were also noted as being "very unsatisfactory." Marx was superseded in command in October, 1905.[8]

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King dated 2 March, 1905, vice Egerton.[9]

Marx commissioned the new battleship Dominion on 17 August 1905. In gun practice later that year, the 12-in guns were "fair", the 9.2-in guns "good", and 6-in guns "disappointing."[10]

Marx was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 8 March, 1906[11] and ceased his work as Aide de Camp that same day. He arrived home on 2 April.[12]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List dated 8 September, 1909.[13]

Marx was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 22 July, 1910,[14] and to Admiral on 4 June, 1913.[15]

Great War

On 12 October, 1914, Marx was granted a temporary Commission as Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve.[16]

He was appointed in command of the armed yacht Agatha on 17 November, 1914.[17] On 24 June, 1915, he was placed in Iolanda as a temporary Captain R.N.R.. He was superseded in her on 2 May, 1916. He was placed in command of H.M.S. Q13 which was still being readied for service on 20 August. It was perhaps in her that he injured his ribs on 6 November, 1916, necessitating that he be put ashore in Falmouth for about two weeks in a nursing home. Q13 was renamed H.M.S. Aubrietia on 1 May, 1917.[18]

Marx attacked a submarine on 12 January, 1917. Though a conclusive sinking did not result, in recognition of the great credit due him for his attack, on the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 4 June, 1917.[19]

A second submarine action came on 7 July, 1917, for which he was gazetted on 2 November, 1917. Marx was superseded in Aubrietia on 24 September and, on 1 December, 1917, appointed in command of the commissioned escort ship Bayano.[20]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral J. L. Marx" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 19 September, 1939. Issue 48414, col G, p. 8.
  • Marx, Admiral John Locke (2007). Jones, Dr. Mary. ed. A Naval Life: The Edited Diaries and Papers of Admiral John Locke Marx, 1852 - 1939. Dulverton, Somerset: Persona Naval Press. ISBN 0955309506.

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Oswald P. Tudor 		Captain of H.M.S. Swinger
2 Oct, 1883[21][22] – 3 May, 1887[23] 		Succeeded by
Albert C. Allen
Preceded by
Abraham H. Lindesay 		Captain of H.M.S. Cherub
23 Apr, 1888[24] – Jul, 1889 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur N. Heathcote 		Captain of H.M.S. Curlew
11 Jul, 1893[25] – c. mid Aug, 1893[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Frederick G. Stopford
Preceded by
George R. Lindley 		Captain of H.M.S. Blanche
15 Aug, 1893[26] – 28 Aug, 1894[27] 		Succeeded by
Peyton Hoskyns
Preceded by
Henry M. T. Tudor 		Captain of H.M.S. Barossa
29 Aug, 1894[28] – 2 Sep, 1895[29] 		Succeeded by
James Startin
Preceded by
Herbert A. W. Onslow 		Captain of H.M.S. Terpsichore
15 Jun, 1897[30] – 1930[31] 		Succeeded by
Arthur A. C. Galloway
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Proserpine
15 Sep, 1898[32] – 20 Oct, 1900[33] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. A. Marescaux
Preceded by
Colin R. Keppel 		Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
24 Mar, 1902[34] – 19 Nov, 1902[35] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Hogue
19 Nov, 1902[36][37] – 21 May, 1904[38] 		Succeeded by
Edward G. Shortland
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Suffolk
21 May, 1904[39] – Oct, 1904[40] 		Succeeded by
David Beatty
Preceded by
David Beatty 		Captain of H.M.S. Mars
Oct, 1904[41] – 17 Aug, 1905[42] 		Succeeded by
Henry L. Tottenham
Preceded by
Robert F. Boyle 		Captain of H.M.S. Dominion
17 Aug, 1905[43][44] – 14 Mar, 1906[45] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Kingsmill
Preceded by
New Vessel 		Captain of H.M.S. Bayano
1 Dec, 1917[46] – 7 Jan, 1919[47] 		Succeeded by
?

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 578.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24165. p. 6363. 25 December, 1874.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 578.
  4. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 20 November, 1902. Issue 36930, col D, p. 10.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27586. p. 5058. 11 August, 1903.
  8. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 3.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27774. p. 2017. 14 March, 1905.
  10. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27894. p. 1794. 13 March, 1906.
  12. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28289. p. 6959. 17 September, 1909.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28400. p. 5396. 26 July, 1910.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28726. p. 3992. 6 June, 1913.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28935. p. 8130. 13 October, 1914.
  17. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  18. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  19. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5454. 4 June, 1917.
  20. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 240.
  22. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  23. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  24. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  25. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999.
  26. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  27. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  28. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  29. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  30. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  31. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  32. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  33. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 312.
  35. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856. Fact check this date.
  36. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 20 November, 1902. Issue 36930, col D, p. 10.
  37. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  38. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  39. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 380.
  41. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  42. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  43. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 302.
  44. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  45. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  46. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 989.
  47. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 3.

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