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==Early Life & Career==
 
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Somerville was appointed in command of {{UK-Benbow}} on 20 August, 1922,{{CN}} but [[Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton]] was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923.{{MackieRNW}}
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Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1904.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
  
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Barham|f=tp}} in May 1927, remaining with her until December.{{MackieRNW}} He was to command her a second time from September, 1928.{{MackieRNW}}
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Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1912.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
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Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
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Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1921.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
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Somerville was appointed in command of {{UK-Benbow}} on 20 August, 1922,but [[Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton]] was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923.
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Barham|f=tp}} in May 1927, remaining with her until December.  He was to command her a second time from September, 1928.
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Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 12 October, 1923.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
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Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 11 September, 1937.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
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Somerville was retired as medically unfit on 31 July, 1939.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
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Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1942.<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>
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Revision as of 19:41, 21 April 2015

Admiral of the Fleet SIR James Fownes Somerville, G.C.B., G.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Navy (17 July, 1882 – 19 March, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1904.[1]

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1912.[2]

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[3]

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1921.[4]

Somerville was appointed in command of Benbow on 20 August, 1922,but Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923.

He was appointed in command of the battleship H.M.S. Barham in May 1927, remaining with her until December. He was to command her a second time from September, 1928.

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 12 October, 1923.[5]

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 11 September, 1937.[6]

Somerville was retired as medically unfit on 31 July, 1939.[7]

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1942.[8]


Bibliography

  • "Admiral of the Fleet Sir J. Somerville" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 21 March, 1949. Issue 51335, col E, pg. 7.
  • Macintyre, Captain Donald (1961). Fighting Admiral: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Somerville, G.C.B., G.B.E., D.S.O.. London: Evans Brothers Limited.

Service Record

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
H. Ralph Crooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Benbow
20 Aug, 1922[Citation needed] 		Succeeded by
Kenelm E. L. Creighton
Preceded by
Joseph C. W. Henley 		Captain of H.M.S. Barham
May, 1927[9] 		Succeeded by
Hubert S. Monroe
Preceded by
Thomas N. James 		Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
Dec, 1927[10] 		Succeeded by
John W. Carrington
Preceded by
George R. B. Blount 		Captain of H.M.S. Barham
Sep, 1928[11] 		Succeeded by
John C. Hamilton
Preceded by
William J. Whitworth 		Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
30 Jun, 1940 – 10 Aug, 1940 		Succeeded by
William J. Whitworth

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  2. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  3. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  4. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  5. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  6. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  7. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  8. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.


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