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Guy Russell

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Admiral Sir Guy Herbrand Edward Russell (14 April 1898 – 25 September 1977) was a British naval commander. [1]

59 relations: Admiral, Admiral (Royal Navy), Alexander Madden, Arthur Sanders (RAF officer), Battle of Jutland, Battle of the North Cape, Battleship, Britannia Royal Naval College, Captain (Royal Navy), Charles Lambe, Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies, Commander, Cranleigh School, Cruiser, Destroyer, Distinguished Service Order, Eastern Fleet, Executive officer, Geoffrey Bourne, Baron Bourne, German battleship Scharnhorst, Governor of Gibraltar, Great Britain, Guy Grantham, HMS Duke of York (17), HMS Glory (R62), HMS Implacable (1899), HMS Protector (A146), HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913), HMS Royal Oak (08), Home Fleet, John Edelsten, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, Korean War, List of First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp, Malta, Margaret Russell, Baroness Ampthill, Mentioned in dispatches, Midshipman, Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign, Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill, Operation Stoneage, Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Patrick Brind, Radley College, Rear admiral, Rhoderick McGrigor, Rowing, Rowland Blades, 1st Baron Ebbisham, Royal College of Defence Studies, ..., Royal Naval College, Greenwich, Royal Naval College, Osborne, Royal Navy, Second Sea Lord, Wellington College, Berkshire, William Wordsworth Fisher, Wisborough Green, World War I, World War II. Expand index (9 more) »

Admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies, and in many navies is the highest rank.

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Admiral (Royal Navy)

Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, outranked only by the rank admiral of the fleet.

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Alexander Madden

Admiral Sir Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden KCB CBE (1895–1964) was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.

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Arthur Sanders (RAF officer)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Penrose Martyn Sanders, (17 March 1898 – 8 February 1974) was a Royal Flying Corps pilot during the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War and the immediate post-war years.

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Battle of Jutland

The Battle of Jutland (Skagerrakschlacht, the Battle of Skagerrak) was a naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer during the First World War.

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Battle of the North Cape

The Battle of the North Cape was a Second World War naval battle which occurred on 26 December 1943, as part of the Arctic Campaign.

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Battleship

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns.

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Britannia Royal Naval College

Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), commonly known as Dartmouth, is the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer training establishment of the British Royal Navy.

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Captain (Royal Navy)

Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy.

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Charles Lambe

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Edward Lambe (20 December 1900 – 29 August 1960) was a senior Royal Navy officer.

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Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies

The Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies was a UK senior serving military officer between 1972 and 2001.

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Commander

Commander is a common naval and air force officer rank.

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Cranleigh School

Cranleigh School is an independent English boarding school in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey.

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Cruiser

A cruiser is a type of warship.

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Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.

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Eastern Fleet

The British Eastern Fleet (also known after 1944 as the East Indies Fleet and the Far East Fleet) was a fleet of the Royal Navy which existed between 1941 and 1971.

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Executive officer

An executive officer (XO) is generally a person responsible for running an organization, although the exact nature of the role varies depending on the organization.

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Geoffrey Bourne, Baron Bourne

General Geoffrey Kemp Bourne, Baron Bourne (5 October 1902 – 26 June 1982) was a British soldier.

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German battleship Scharnhorst

Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship and battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.

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Governor of Gibraltar

The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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Guy Grantham

Admiral Sir Guy Grantham (9 January 1900 – 8 September 1992) was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

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HMS Duke of York (17)

HMS Duke of York was a battleship of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Glory (R62)

HMS Glory (R62) was a ''Colossus''-class aircraft carrier of the British Royal Navy laid down on 27 August 1942 by Harland and Wolff at Belfast.

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HMS Implacable (1899)

HMS Implacable was a battleship of the British Royal Navy, the second ship of the name.

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HMS Protector (A146)

HMS Protector was an Antarctic patrol vessel of the Royal Navy between 1955 and 1968.

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HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913)

HMS Queen Elizabeth was the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s, and was often used as a flagship.

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HMS Royal Oak (08)

HMS Royal Oak was one of five s built for the Royal Navy during the First World War.

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Home Fleet

The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated in the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967.

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John Edelsten

Admiral Sir John Hereward Edelsten (1891–1966) was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

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John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, (10 July 1886 – 31 March 1946) was a senior British Army officer.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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List of First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp

Below is a list of First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp, an office established by William IV of the United Kingdom in 1830.

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Malta

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Margaret Russell, Baroness Ampthill

Margaret Russell, Baroness Ampthill,CI GCVO, GBE, DStJ (8 October 1874 – 12 December 1957) was the daughter of the 6th Earl Beauchamp.

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Mentioned in dispatches

A member of the armed forces mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which his or her gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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Midshipman

A midshipman is an officer of the junior-most rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies.

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Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign

The Naval Operations in the Dardanelles Campaign (17 February 1915 – 9 January 1916) took place against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.

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Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill

Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (19 February 1869 – 7 July 1935) was a British peer, rower and administrator who served as the Governor of Madras from October 1900 to February 1906 and acted as the Viceroy of India from April to December 1904.

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Operation Stoneage

Operation Stoneage or Operation Stone Age (16–20 November 1942) was an Allied convoy operation to the Mediterranean island of Malta in the Second World War.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Patrick Brind

Admiral Sir Eric James Patrick Brind (1892–1963) was the first Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe.

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Radley College

Radley College (formally St Peter's College, Radley) is a boys' independent boarding school near Radley, Oxfordshire, England, which was founded in 1847.

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Rear admiral

Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore (U.S equivalent of Commander) and captain, and below that of a vice admiral.

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Rhoderick McGrigor

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor GCB (12 April 1893 – 3 December 1959) was a senior Royal Navy officer.

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Rowing

Rowing is the act of propelling a boat using the motion of oars in the water, displacing water, and propelling the boat forward.

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Rowland Blades, 1st Baron Ebbisham

George Rowland Blades, 1st Baron Ebbisham, GBE (15 April 1868 – 24 May 1953) was an English Conservative politician, printer, and Lord Mayor of London from 1926 to 1927.

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Royal College of Defence Studies

The Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) instructs senior officers of the Armed Forces and Civil Service in defence and international security matters at the highest level, to prepare them for the top posts.

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Royal Naval College, Greenwich

The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998, providing courses for naval officers.

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Royal Naval College, Osborne

The Royal Naval College, Osborne, was a training college for Royal Navy officer cadets on the Osborne House estate, Isle of Wight, established in 1903 and closed in 1921.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Second Sea Lord

The Second Sea Lord (2SL) is one of the most senior admirals of the British Royal Navy, responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments.

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Wellington College, Berkshire

Wellington College is a British co-educational day and boarding independent school in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire.

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William Wordsworth Fisher

Admiral Sir William Wordsworth Fisher (26 March 1875 – 24 June 1937) was a Royal Navy officer who captained a battleship at the Battle of Jutland and became Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet.

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Wisborough Green

Wisborough Green is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, west of Billingshurst on the A272 road.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Russell

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