Alexander Edward Bethell
From The Dreadnought Project
Admiral THE HONOURABLE SIR Alexander Edward Bethell, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., Royal Navy (28 August, 1855 – 13 June, 1932) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Bethell was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 10 June, 1916.[1]
Controversy & Dismissal
He was placed on the Retired List ostensibly at his own request on 1 September, 1918.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Alexander Bethell" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 15 June, 1932. Issue 46160, col C, pg. 9.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
Categories:
- 1855 births
- 1932 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Cadet Training Ship) Entrants of September, 1869
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Blanche (1889)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Fearless (1886)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Naiad (1890)
- Assistant Directors of Torpedoes (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Hibernia (1905)
- Chiefs of the Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
- Presidents of the Royal Naval War College
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, Sixth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- Admirals Commanding Coastguard and Reserves
- Commanders-in-Chief, Plymouth
- Royal Navy Admirals
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