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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 16 April, 1878.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24574/pages/2637 no. 24574. p. 2637.] 19 April, 1878.</ref> | Ommanney was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 16 April, 1878.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24574/pages/2637 no. 24574. p. 2637.] 19 April, 1878.</ref> | ||
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1893.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26471/pages/7581 no. 26471. p. 7581.] 29 December, 1893.</ref> | Ommanney was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1893.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26471/pages/7581 no. 26471. p. 7581.] 29 December, 1893.</ref> | ||
==Captain== | ==Captain== | ||
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27099/pages/4345 no. 27099. p. 4345.] 14 July, 1899.</ref> | Ommanney was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1899.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27099/pages/4345 no. 27099. p. 4345.] 14 July, 1899.</ref> | ||
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 October, 1908, vice [[Charles Gauntlett Dicken|Dicken]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28183/pages/7224 no. 28183. p. 7224.] 6 October, 1908.</ref> | Ommanney was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 October, 1908, vice [[Charles Gauntlett Dicken|Dicken]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28183/pages/7224 no. 28183. p. 7224.] 6 October, 1908.</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 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>''The 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>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28783/pages/9338 no. 28783. p. 9338.] 19 December, 1913.</ref> | ||
==Great War== | ==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—Warrender to Greenwich—Bayly to Monitors—Jerram to Mines like Ommanney—let those ideas germinate!"<ref>Quoted in Gilbert. ''Winston S. Churchill. Volume III. Companion Part I''. p. 443.</ref> | 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—Warrender to Greenwich—Bayly to Monitors—Jerram to Mines like Ommanney—let those ideas germinate!"<ref>Quoted in Gilbert. ''Winston S. Churchill. Volume III. Companion Part I''. p. 443.</ref> | ||
In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], 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> | In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], Ommanney was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 August.<ref>''The 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>''The 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>''The 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 22:03, 24 September 2012
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]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, 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
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24574. p. 2637. 19 April, 1878.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28183. p. 7224. 6 October, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28677. p. 1. 1 January, 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28783. p. 9338. 19 December, 1913.
- ↑ Quoted in Gilbert. Winston S. Churchill. Volume III. Companion Part I. p. 443.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29262. p. 8016. 13 August, 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6550. 3 July, 1917.
- ↑ The 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
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George A. Giffard |
Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard 1909 – 1912 |
Succeeded by Charles E. Anson |
