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Ommanney was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1913.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28677/supplements/1 (Supplement) no. 28677.  p. 1.]  1 January, 1913.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 15 December, vice [[Colin Richard Keppel|Keppel]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28783/pages/9338 no. 28783.  p. 9338.]  19 December, 1913.</ref>
Ommanney was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1913.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28677/supplements/1 (Supplement) no. 28677.  p. 1.]  1 January, 1913.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 15 December, vice [[Colin Richard Keppel|Keppel]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28783/pages/9338 no. 28783.  p. 9338.]  19 December, 1913.</ref>


Ommanney was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 August, 1915.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29262/pages/8016 no. 29262.  p. 8016.]  13 August, 1915.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 2 July, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30161/pages/6550 no. 30161.  p. 6550.]  3 July, 1917.</ref>  He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 1 January, 1919.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31099/supplements/111 (Supplement) no. 31099.  p. 111.]  1 January, 1919.</ref>
==Great War==
Fisher wrote to Churchill on 23 January, 1915: "We have struck oil in Admiral Ommanney.  Oliver tells me he knows more abt handling a Fleet than anyone in the Navy!  <u>Why is he not in a Battle Squadron then?</u>  Put him in place of Warrender&mdash;Warrender to Greenwich&mdash;Bayly to Monitors&mdash;Jerram to Mines like Ommanney&mdash;let those ideas germinate!"<ref>Quoted in Gilbert.  ''Winston S. Churchill.  Volume III.  Companion Part I''.  p. 443.</ref>
 
Ommanney was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 August.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29262/pages/8016 no. 29262.  p. 8016.]  13 August, 1915.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 2 July, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30161/pages/6550 no. 30161.  p. 6550.]  3 July, 1917.</ref>  He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 1 January, 1919.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31099/supplements/111 (Supplement) no. 31099.  p. 111.]  1 January, 1919.</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 18:17, 31 October 2011

Admiral SIR Robert Nelson Ommanney, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (31 January, 1854 – 12 January, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 16 April, 1878.[1]

Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1893.[2]

Captain

Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1899.[3]

Flag Rank

Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 October, 1908, vice Dicken.[4]

Ommanney was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1913.[5] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 December, vice Keppel.[6]

Great War

Fisher wrote to Churchill on 23 January, 1915: "We have struck oil in Admiral Ommanney. Oliver tells me he knows more abt handling a Fleet than anyone in the Navy! Why is he not in a Battle Squadron then? Put him in place of Warrender—Warrender to Greenwich—Bayly to Monitors—Jerram to Mines like Ommanney—let those ideas germinate!"[7]

Ommanney was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 August.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 2 July, 1917.[9] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 1 January, 1919.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 24574. p. 2637. 19 April, 1878.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28183. p. 7224. 6 October, 1908.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28677. p. 1. 1 January, 1913.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28783. p. 9338. 19 December, 1913.
  7. ↑ Quoted in Gilbert. Winston S. Churchill. Volume III. Companion Part I. p. 443.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 29262. p. 8016. 13 August, 1915.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6550. 3 July, 1917.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 111. 1 January, 1919.

Bibliography

  • "Adm. Sir Nelson Ommanney" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 13 January, 1938. Issue 47891, col B, pg. 14.

Service Records


Naval Offices
Preceded by
George A. Giffard 		Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard
1909 – 1912 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Anson
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