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William Pakenham (Royal Navy officer)

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William Pakenham (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, (10 July 1861 – 28 July 1933) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He served as a British observer with the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War; during the First World War he commanded the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland, and from December 1916 was Commander-in-Chief of the Battle Cruiser Fleet.

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Born
10 July 1861
Died
28 July 1933(1933-07-28) (aged 72)San Sebastian, Spain
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1874–1926
Rank
Admiral
Commands
North America and West Indies Station (1920–23)Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1919–20)Battle Cruiser Force (1917–19)HM Australian Fleet (1916–17)2nd Battlecruiser Squadron (1915–16)3rd Cruiser Squadron (1913–15)HMS Collingwood (1910–11)HMS Triumph (1909)HMS Glory (1908–09)HMS Antrim (1906–08)HMS Barham (1902)HMS Daphne (1901–02)
Battles / wars
First World War
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian OrderGrand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan)Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia)Legion of Honour (France)Distinguished Service Medal (United States)

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Preceded bySir Charles Madden
Preceded bySir Charles Madden
Military offices
Preceded bySir Charles Madden
Military offices
Fourth Sea Lord 1911–1913
Military offices
Succeeded bySir Cecil Lambert
Preceded byGeorge Patey
Preceded byGeorge Patey
Military offices
Preceded byGeorge Patey
Military offices
Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet 1916–1917
Military offices
Succeeded byArthur Leveson
Preceded bySir Henry Jackson
Preceded bySir Henry Jackson
Military offices
Preceded bySir Henry Jackson
Military offices
President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1919–1920
Military offices
Succeeded bySir Frederick Tudor
Preceded bySir Trevylyan Napier
Preceded bySir Trevylyan Napier
Military offices
Preceded bySir Trevylyan Napier
Military offices
Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station 1920–1923
Military offices
Succeeded bySir Michael Culme-Seymour
Heraldic offices
Heraldic offices
Military offices
Heraldic offices
Preceded bySir Charles Monro
Preceded bySir Charles Monro
Military offices
Preceded bySir Charles Monro
Military offices
King of Arms of the Order of the Bath 1930–1933
Military offices
Succeeded bySir Walter Braithwaite
Military offices
Preceded bySir Charles Madden
Fourth Sea Lord 1911–1913
Succeeded bySir Cecil Lambert
Preceded byGeorge Patey
Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet 1916–1917
Succeeded byArthur Leveson
Preceded bySir Henry Jackson
President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1919–1920
Succeeded bySir Frederick Tudor
Preceded bySir Trevylyan Napier
Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station 1920–1923
Succeeded bySir Michael Culme-Seymour
Heraldic offices
Preceded bySir Charles Monro
King of Arms of the Order of the Bath 1930–1933
Succeeded bySir Walter Braithwaite

References

  1. First World War.com Pakenham biography
    http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/pakenham.htm
  2. thepeerage.com Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham
    http://thepeerage.com/p38938.htm#i389380
  3. Dodd, Chapt. X. (Part 1)
  4. The Times
  5. The Times
  6. The Times
  7. The London Gazette
    https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27572/page/4187
  8. Kowner, Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War, p. 280-281.
  9. Jukes, Geoffrey The Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905, London: Osprey, 2002 page 91.
  10. The London Gazette
    https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27823/page/5295
  11. The London Gazette
    https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27906/page/2743
  12. The London Gazette
    https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28614/page/4035
  13. The London Gazette
    https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28614/page/9395
  14. The London Gazette
    https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28633/page/5854
  15. The Royal Australian Navy
    https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/50418095
  16. Stevens, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 38
  17. Sir William Pakenham at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
    http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/35364?docPos=8
  18. The London Gazette
    https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33053/supplement/3769
  19. The London Gazette
    https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33577/page/795
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