ABSTRACT
He entered the RN in 1872, and as a Midshipman was involved in the landing of British forces ashore at Gallipoli in 1877, during the Russo-Turkish War; 1880, Lieutenant; 1891, Commander; 1897, Captain; 1907, Rear-Admiral; 1910, Vice-Admiral; 1914, Admiral; 1919, Admiral of the Fleet.
