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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
The Trade Division was abolished in October 1909 in the wake of the Committee of Imperial Defence inquiry into the feud between the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir John Fisher and former Commander-in-Chief Channel Fleet, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, when it was discovered that the captain heading the Trade Division had been supplying the latter ...
On 17 April 1903 The Right Hon. Lord Charles Beresford was appointed Vice-Admiral Commanding, Channel Squadron. [14] On 6 May 1903 Admiral Beresford was informed by the Admiralty "that for the future the Channel Squadron shall be known as the Channel Fleet."
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe – British admiral of the fleet [3] Lord Charles Beresford – British 19th/20th-century admiral [4] Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère – Commander-in-Chief of France's Mediterranean forces; George Dewey – American Admiral of the Navy [5] Deodoro da Fonseca – Brazilian 19th-century admiral
The Royal Naval Patrol Service has its origins in the Great War when the threat of mine warfare was first realized by the British Admiralty.The pre-war Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, is credited with recommending the use of Grimsby trawlers for minesweeping operations following visits he made to various East Coast Ports in 1907.
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 ...
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