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Admiral Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford, GCB, GCVO, FRSGS (10 February 1846 – 6 September 1919), styled Lord Charles Beresford between 1859 and 1916, was a British admiral and Member of Parliament.
Lord Charles Beresford Baron Beresford GCB GCVO, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet and Member of Parliament for Marylebone, Woolwich and Portsmouth [34] Dallas G. M. Bernard, baronet [35] Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard CB, admiral who took part in the Battle of Jutland [36] Richard Bevan, Royal Navy officer
Paymaster Rear-Admiral Sir John Henry George Chapple KCB CVO - retired 1 July 1918. Retroactively promoted to that rank in 1919 with seniority of 6 March 1918; Paymaster Rear-Admiral Sir William Marcus Charles Beresford Whyte (1863–1932) - promoted to the rank of Paymaster-Director-General 1 July 1918 and to Paymaster Rear-Admiral on 8 November 1918, the first proper paymaster rear-admiral.
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768–1854), British soldier, Governor of Jersey Lord William Beresford (1847–1900), Irish soldier and holder of the Victoria Cross Charles Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford (1846–1919), better known as Lord Charles Beresford, British naval commander and politician, great-nephew of the 1st Viscount
This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. (April 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) British Admirals. Britannia Viewing the Conquerors of the Seas, 1800 Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, formally ...
The following year he was chosen as flag captain for Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford in the channel squadron, commanding HMS Majestic 1903–1904 and HMS Caesar 1904–1905. Beresford was acquainted with Evan-Thomas before the appointment, having sought advice from him on the new signal book when himself appointed second in command of the ...
The following year, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard in February 1900. [6] When Lord Charles Beresford resigned as Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in January 1902, Watson was appointed to succeed him, taking over the battleship HMS Ramillies as his flag ship.
Beresford was born on 20 July 1847. He was the third son of the Church of Ireland minister John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford and his wife, the former Christiana Leslie. [1] His eldest brother, John Beresford, became the 5th Marquess of Waterford and his second brother, Admiral Charles Beresford, became the 1st Baron Beresford.