George Knightley Chetwode

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Admiral SIR George Knightley Chetwode, K.C.B., C.B.E., Royal Navy (10 December, 1877 – 11 March, 1957) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Chetwode was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in December, 1899.[1]

In 1907, Chetwode was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal for saving life from drowning.[2]

Chetwode was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1912.[3]

Great War

Chetwode was appointed to Royal Oak on 30 January, 1916, to be her executive officer upon commissioning. He remained in her through until July, 1917, having been promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.[4] It was decided to take advantage of his considerable experience in flotilla work, and he was appointed to Blenheim, additional, to serve as Captain (D) of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla on 15 August, 1917. His tenure there was likely through the end of the war, as his next appointment occurred post-war.[5]

Post-War

Chetwode was appointed to the British Naval Mission to Greece with the rank of Rear Admiral in the Royal Hellenic Navy on 1 June, 1919. He reverted to the Royal navy on 26 January, 1922.[6]

Chetwode was appointed in command of the battleship Queen Elizabeth in May, 1925, having recently returned from hospital.[7]

In March, 1926, Chetwode was appointed in command of the battleship Warspite.

On 4 August, 1927, he took passage from Corfu to Brindisi aboard the destroyer Wren.[8]

Chetwode was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 June, 1928.[9]

Chetwode was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 January, 1933.[10]

Chetwode was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 22 July, 1936 and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 August.[11]

World War II

Chetwode was fined 40 pounds and 51/- in costs at Magistrate's Court in Portsmouth for an offence against the Rationing (General Provisions) Order 1942 for obtaining rationed food for household consumption otherwise than in accordance with the order. The First Sea Lord approved this notation in Chetwode's record.[12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
James R. P. Hawksley
Captain of H.M.S. Ure
10 Apr, 1906[13] – 28 May, 1906[14]
Succeeded by
James R. P. Hawksley
Preceded by
William E. Middleton
Captain of H.M.S. Teazer
28 May, 1906[15] – 3 Aug, 1906[16]
Succeeded by
William Cooper
Preceded by
John M. Casement
Captain of H.M.S. Haughty
3 Aug, 1906[17] – 15 Jun, 1908[18]
Succeeded by
Charles G. Robinson
Preceded by
Claude Seymour
Captain of H.M.S. Earnest
15 Jun, 1908[19][20] – 1 Sep, 1909[21]
Succeeded by
Richard F. White
Preceded by
Richard F. White
Captain of H.M.S. Swale
1 Sep, 1909[22] – 2 Sep, 1910[23]
Succeeded by
Edward O. Tudor
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Renard
2 Sep, 1910[24][25] – 28 Jun, 1912[26]
Succeeded by
Leveson G. B. A. Campbell
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Firedrake
2 Sep, 1912[27] – 4 Jan, 1913[28]
Succeeded by
Benjamin W. Barrow
Preceded by
F. Clifton Brown
Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla
15 Aug, 1917[29][30]c. Mar, 1919[31]
Succeeded by
Kerrison Kiddle
Preceded by
Frederick C. Fisher
Captain of H.M.S. Danae
21 Apr, 1922[32] – 28 Apr, 1923
Succeeded by
Francis M. Austin
Preceded by
Edward O. Cochrane
Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence
11 Sep, 1923[33][34] – 15 May, 1925[35]
Succeeded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar
Preceded by
Frank F. Rose
Captain of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
15 May, 1925[36] – Mar, 1926[37]
Succeeded by
Humphrey T. Walwyn
Preceded by
Humphrey T. Walwyn
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
17 Mar, 1926[38] – Aug, 1927[39]
Succeeded by
Thomas N. James
Preceded by
Eric J. A. Fullerton
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
1 Oct, 1929[40][41] – 15 Jan, 1932[42]
Succeeded by
Sidney J. Meyrick
Preceded by
Joseph C. W. Henley
Rear-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron
19 Mar, 1932[43] – 20 Jun, 1933[44]
Succeeded by
John K. im Thurn
Preceded by
Henry W. Parker
Admiral Commanding Reserves
5 Oct, 1933[45] – 14 Feb, 1936[46]
Succeeded by
Henry J. S. Brownrigg

Footnotes

  1. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 960.
  3. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 15.
  4. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  5. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  6. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  7. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 288.
  8. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 288.
  9. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  10. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  11. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  12. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 288.
  13. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  14. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  15. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  16. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  17. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  18. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  19. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  20. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 306.
  21. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  22. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  23. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  24. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  25. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 366.
  26. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  27. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  28. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  29. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 743.
  30. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
  31. Inferred. His Service Record indicates "Ceased Date Unknown."
  32. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 746.
  33. "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 September, 1923. Issue 43443, col A, p. 20.
  34. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  35. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  36. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  37. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  38. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  39. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  40. "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 September, 1929. Issue 45309, col C, p. 7.
  41. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  42. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  43. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  44. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  45. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
  46. Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.