George Chetwode

Admiral Sir George Knightley Chetwode, KCB, CBE (10 December 1877 – 11 March 1957)[1] was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.

Sir George Chetwode
Born10 December 1877
Died11 March 1957 (1957-03-12) (aged 79)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Queen Elizabeth
HMS Warspite
Battles/warsBoxer Rebellion
World War I
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Born the son of Sir George Chetwode, 6th Baronet,[2] Chetwode joined the Royal Navy and was appointed a Lieutenant in December 1899. He was appointed temporary to the gunboat HMS Esk, in lieu of a sub-lieutenant, on 31 December 1899.[3] The following year he served on the China Station during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.[2]

He served in World War I taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and commanding destroyers for the rest of the War.[4] He was appointed Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence in 1923 and then given command of the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth followed by the battleship HMS Warspite.[4] He was made Naval Secretary in 1929 and Commander of the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1932.[4] His last appointment was as Admiral commanding the reserves in 1933 before he retired in 1936.[5]

Family

In 1908 he married Alice Clara Vaughan-Lee; they had two sons.[2] In 1939 he married Elizabeth Jane Taylor.[2]

References
  1. "Adml. Sir George Chetwode". The Times. No. 53787. London, England. 12 March 1957. p. 10.
  2. Peerage.com
  3. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36055. London. 2 February 1900. p. 10.
  4. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  5. Admiral Chetwode retires The Straits Times, 20 August 1936
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