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Sir Richard Poore, 4th Baronet

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Admiral Sir Richard Poore, 4th Baronet, KCB, CVO (7 July 1853 – 1930) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore. [1]

38 relations: Admiral (Royal Navy), Aide-de-camp, Australia Station, Battleship, Bombardment of Alexandria, British Malaya, Canada, Charles Carter Drury, Charles George Gordon, Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, Crete, Deputy Lieutenant, Durrington, Wiltshire, Edward VII, Flag captain, George Callaghan, George King-Hall, HMNB Devonport, HMS Hawke (1891), HMS Illustrious (1896), HMS Vivid (1891), Khartoum, Legion of Honour, Mahdist War, Major general, Naval brigade, Nile Expedition, Order of the Bath, Order of the Crown of Italy, Perak War, Poore baronets, Royal Navy, Royal Victorian Order, United Kingdom, Wilmot Fawkes, Wiltshire, World War I, 1909 Birthday Honours.

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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Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally helper in the military camp) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, a member of a royal family, or a head of state.

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Australia Station

The Australia Station was the British, and later Australian, naval command responsible for the waters around the Australian continent.

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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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Bombardment of Alexandria

The Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt by the British Mediterranean Fleet took place on 11–13 July 1882.

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British Malaya

The term British Malaya loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Charles Carter Drury

Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury (August 27, 1846 – May 18, 1914) was a Canadian Royal Navy Admiral who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.

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Charles George Gordon

Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British Army officer and administrator.

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Commander-in-Chief, The Nore

The Commander-in-Chief, The Nore was an operational commander of the Royal Navy.

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Crete

Crete (Κρήτη,; Ancient Greek: Κρήτη, Krḗtē) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.

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Deputy Lieutenant

In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is a Crown appointment and one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area: an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county.

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Durrington, Wiltshire

Durrington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.

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Edward VII

Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.

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Flag captain

In the Royal Navy, a flag captain was the captain of an admiral's flagship.

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George Callaghan

Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Astley Callaghan (21 December 1852 – 23 November 1920) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

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George King-Hall

Admiral Sir George Fowler King–Hall, KCB, CVO (14 August 1850 – 10 September 1939) was a senior officer of the Royal Navy.

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HMNB Devonport

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport), is the largest naval base in Western Europe and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy.

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HMS Hawke (1891)

HMS Hawke, launched in 1891, was the seventh British warship to be named Hawke.

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HMS Illustrious (1896)

The third HMS Illustrious of the British Royal Navy was a pre-dreadnought battleship.

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HMS Vivid (1891)

HMS Vivid was an iron screw yacht purchased from civilian service in 1891, where she had been named SS Capercailzie.

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Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan.

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Legion of Honour

The Legion of Honour, with its full name National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte and retained by all the divergent governments and regimes later holding power in France, up to the present.

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Mahdist War

The Mahdist War (الثورة المهدية ath-Thawra al-Mahdī; 1881–99) was a British colonial war of the late 19th century which was fought between the Mahdist Sudanese of the religious leader Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam (the "Guided One"), and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain.

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Major general

Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Naval brigade

A naval brigade is a body of sailors serving in a ground combat role to augment land forces.

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Nile Expedition

The Nile Expedition, sometimes called the Gordon Relief Expedition (1884–85), was a British mission to relieve Major-General Charles George Gordon at Khartoum, Sudan.

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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 Crown of Italy

The Order of the Crown of Italy, italic, was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861.

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Perak War

The Perak War (1875–76) took place between British and local forces in Perak, a state in northwestern Malaysia.

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Poore baronets

The Poore Baronetcy, of Rushall in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.

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Royal Navy

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

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Royal Victorian Order

The Royal Victorian Order (Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Wilmot Fawkes

Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes, (22 December 1846 – 29 May 1926) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

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Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a county in South West England with an area of.

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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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1909 Birthday Honours

The 1909 Birthday Honours for the British Empire were announced on 28 June, to celebrate the birthday of Edward VII.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Poore,_4th_Baronet

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