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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Jupiter}} on 17 July, 1905.<ref name=sr135/>
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Jupiter}} on 17 July, 1905.<ref name=sr135/>
  
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On 15 August, 1905, Yelverton was appointed to command {{UK-Ariadne|f=tp}}.<ref name=sr135/>
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On 15 August, 1905, Yelverton was appointed to command {{UK-Ariadne|f=tp}}, a nucleus crew ship at Portsmouth, which command he held until 6 November, 1906.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 135.</ref>  Rear-Admiral [[Charles Henry Cross|Charles H. Cross]], commanding the [[Portsmouth Reserve Division]], wrote that, "Judging from the one cruise he has been with me I consider him trustworthy & with good nerve & judgement."<ref>ADM 196/88.  f. 48.</ref>
  
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Yelverton was appointed to command {{UK-Talbot}} on 6 November, 1906.<ref name=sr135/>
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Yelverton was appointed to command {{UK-Talbot}} on 6 November, 1906, where he remained until 6 November, 1908, bar a brief Signal Course at Portsmouth between 21 January and 8 February, 1907.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 135.</ref> In January, 1907, Rear-Admiral [[Edward Harpur Gamble|Edward H. Gamble]], commanding the [[Devonport Reserve Division]], wrote of him that, "Although only a short time with me in Reserve Squadron, from my former experience of him he is a zealous officer with good judgement."  The Commander-in-Chief, [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]], Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]], wrote of him in November, 1908:
  
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He served as captain of the {{UK-Vengeance|f=t}} from 27 November 1908<ref name=sr135/> until he was appointed in command of {{UK-Bulwark}} on 24 March, 1909.<ref name=sr135/>
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<blockquote>Zealous, good judgement, very good physical qualities.  A very good officer who keeps his ship in good man of war order.  Recommended for advancement.<ref>ADM 196/88.  f. 48.</ref></blockquote>
  
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On 18 March, 1912, Yelverton was appointed in command of {{UK-Terrible|f=p}}, and a group of ships in reserve.<ref name=sr135/> On 1 July he was appointed to {{UK-RoyalArthur|f=p}} and in command of a group of ships of the Third Fleet.
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Yelverton was appointed to ''President'' for the war course on 6 November, 1908,<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 135.</ref> but did not complete it.<ref>ADM 203/99.  f. 32.</ref>  He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vengeance|f=t}} in the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] on 27 November, 1908.  On 24 March, 1909, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Bulwark|f=t}} in the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]], which soon after became part of the Home Fleet. He gave up command of ''Bulwark'' on 1 March, 1910.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 135.</ref>  The fleet Commander-in-Chief, Admiral [[William Henry May|Sir William H. May]], noted that:
  
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Yelverton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} on 22 October, 1912.
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<blockquote>Captain Yelverton is a very good practical officer [who] handles his ship very well & is a thorough disciplinarian.  He gives great promise of making a good Flag officer & I should be pleased to have him in any fleet with me.<ref>ADM 196/88.  f. 48.</ref></blockquote>
  
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On 1 February 1913 he was appointed as captain of {{UK-GoodHope}}.
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On 1 March, 1910, Yelverton was appointed to ''Fisgard'' as [[Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments]].  He was superseded after two years on 1 March, 1912.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 135.</ref>  The [[Portsmouth Station|Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth]], Admiral [[Arthur William Moore|Sir Arthur W. Moore]], described Yelverton as a "zealous and capable officer," whilst Their Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty expressed their appreciation at the efficiency and good organisation of the mechanical training establishments which they considered due to "zeal & ability with which Captain Yelverton has carried out the duties of Inspecting Captain."<ref>ADM 196/88.  f. 48.</ref>
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On 4 March, 1912, Yelverton was appointed to ''President'' for the war course at Portsmouth.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 135.</ref>  Again, he didn't complete it<ref>ADM 203/99.  f. 50.</ref> as on 18 March, 1912, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Terrible|f=p}}, and a group of ships in reserve of the Fourth Division, Home Fleet.<ref name=sr135/>  On 1 July he was appointed to {{UK-RoyalArthur|f=p}} and in command of a group of ships of the Third Fleet, [[Home Fleets (Royal Navy)|Home Fleets]].  He transferred to {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} in a similar capacity on 22 October, 1912, and to {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} on 1 February, 1913.  He commanded ''Good Hope'' during the 1913 man&oelig;uvres.  In November, 1912, Rear-Admiral [[Arthur Yerbury Moggridge|Arthur Y. Moggridge]] wrote of Yelverton that he, "Has shown much zeal, tact, judgement, & firmness as S.O.T.F. at Portsmouth."  Rear-Admiral [[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Reginald G. O. Tupper]] wrote of him a year later, "Has been most zealous & has afforded me great assistance in improving the general readiness for war & cleanliness & efficiency of 3<sup><u>rd</u></sup> Fleet of Portsmouth Division during my year here."<ref>ADM 196/88.  f. 48.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==

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Admiral Bentinck John Davies Yelverton, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (28 October, 1862 – 7 January, 1959) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Early Life & Career

Bentinck John Davies Yelverton was born Bentinck John Davies at Penzance, Cornwall, on 28 October, 1862, the son of Rowland Augustus Griffith Davies, a solicitor and Justice of the Peace, and Pauline Cecilia Louisa Anna Davies, née Yelverton. His father died on 4 September, 1864, whilst Mayor of Penzance.[1] He entered the Royal Navy and was appointed as a Naval Cadet to the training ship Britannia at Dartmouth on 15 January, 1876.[2] He was placed thirty-eighth in order of merit out of forty-two candidates who passed the examination for naval cadetships.[3] He left Britannia on 20 December, 1877, having gained three months' time for Midshipman for conduct.[4] On 21 December, 1877, he was appointed to the Shannon on the Pacific Station. On 20 September, 1878, he was rated Midshipman, and on 30 October, 1879, was appointed to the Comus on the China Station. He passed his Seamanship examination with a First Class certificate and was promoted to the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 20 September, 1882.[2] He returned home in the Rocket, and was appointed to Excellent for examinations for the rank of Lieutenant.

On 12 January he qualified as a Navigator for other than first class ships, and on 15 January was Navigating Officer of Forrester. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1885.[5]

Yelverton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[6]

Captain

He was appointed in command of the Jupiter on 17 July, 1905.[2]

On 15 August, 1905, Yelverton was appointed to command first class protected cruiser H.M.S. Ariadne, a nucleus crew ship at Portsmouth, which command he held until 6 November, 1906.[7] Rear-Admiral Charles H. Cross, commanding the Portsmouth Reserve Division, wrote that, "Judging from the one cruise he has been with me I consider him trustworthy & with good nerve & judgement."[8]

Yelverton was appointed to command Talbot on 6 November, 1906, where he remained until 6 November, 1908, bar a brief Signal Course at Portsmouth between 21 January and 8 February, 1907.[9] In January, 1907, Rear-Admiral Edward H. Gamble, commanding the Devonport Reserve Division, wrote of him that, "Although only a short time with me in Reserve Squadron, from my former experience of him he is a zealous officer with good judgement." The Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, wrote of him in November, 1908:

Zealous, good judgement, very good physical qualities. A very good officer who keeps his ship in good man of war order. Recommended for advancement.[10]

Yelverton was appointed to President for the war course on 6 November, 1908,[11] but did not complete it.[12] He was appointed in command of the battleship Vengeance in the Home Fleet on 27 November, 1908. On 24 March, 1909, he was appointed in command of battleship Bulwark in the Channel Fleet, which soon after became part of the Home Fleet. He gave up command of Bulwark on 1 March, 1910.[13] The fleet Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir William H. May, noted that:

Captain Yelverton is a very good practical officer [who] handles his ship very well & is a thorough disciplinarian. He gives great promise of making a good Flag officer & I should be pleased to have him in any fleet with me.[14]

On 1 March, 1910, Yelverton was appointed to Fisgard as Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments. He was superseded after two years on 1 March, 1912.[15] The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, Admiral Sir Arthur W. Moore, described Yelverton as a "zealous and capable officer," whilst Their Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty expressed their appreciation at the efficiency and good organisation of the mechanical training establishments which they considered due to "zeal & ability with which Captain Yelverton has carried out the duties of Inspecting Captain."[16]

On 4 March, 1912, Yelverton was appointed to President for the war course at Portsmouth.[17] Again, he didn't complete it[18] as on 18 March, 1912, he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Terrible, and a group of ships in reserve of the Fourth Division, Home Fleet.[2] On 1 July he was appointed to H.M.S. Royal Arthur and in command of a group of ships of the Third Fleet, Home Fleets. He transferred to armoured cruiser Aboukir in a similar capacity on 22 October, 1912, and to armoured cruiser Good Hope on 1 February, 1913. He commanded Good Hope during the 1913 manœuvres. In November, 1912, Rear-Admiral Arthur Y. Moggridge wrote of Yelverton that he, "Has shown much zeal, tact, judgement, & firmness as S.O.T.F. at Portsmouth." Rear-Admiral Reginald G. O. Tupper wrote of him a year later, "Has been most zealous & has afforded me great assistance in improving the general readiness for war & cleanliness & efficiency of 3rd Fleet of Portsmouth Division during my year here."[19]

Great War

Yelverton was appointed in command of the cruiser Suffolk on 19 August, 1914.[20] On 17 July, 1915, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Anstruther,[21] and in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 July.[22] In recognition of his services during the war he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 22 June, 1916.[23] On 18 September he was appointed to H.M.S. President as Senior Naval Officer, Folkestone, where he would remain until 21 October, 1919.[24]

Post-War

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919,[25] and to Admiral on 1 August, 1924.[26] He died at his home at Great Brookham, Surrey, on 7 January, 1959, aged ninety-six.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ West Penwith Resources: Penzance.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 4 December, 1875. Issue 28490, col A, p. 6.
  4. ↑ ADM 196/20. f. 403.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25516. p. 4599. 2 October, 1885.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
  7. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  8. ↑ ADM 196/88. f. 48.
  9. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  10. ↑ ADM 196/88. f. 48.
  11. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  12. ↑ ADM 203/99. f. 32.
  13. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  14. ↑ ADM 196/88. f. 48.
  15. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  16. ↑ ADM 196/88. f. 48.
  17. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  18. ↑ ADM 203/99. f. 50.
  19. ↑ ADM 196/88. f. 48.
  20. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
  21. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7073. 20 July, 1915.
  22. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7075. 20 July, 1915.
  23. ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12956. p. 1165. 27 June, 1916.
  24. ↑ ADM 196/20. Book 8. f. 693.
  25. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
  26. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.

Bibliography

  • "Adml. B. J. D. Yelverton" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 8 January, 1959. Issue 54353, col D, p. 14.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
E. Hyde Smith 		Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments
1910 – 1912 		Succeeded by
Robert E. R. Benson

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