earljellicoe

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John R. Jellicoe, 1859-1935, British Admiral
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jellicoe,_1st_Earl_Jellicoe
and
www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_jellicoe_john.html

"In July 1914 Jellicoe was sent back to sea as second-in-command of the Grand Fleet, with the expectation that he would replace Admiral Callaghan

when he retired in October. The First World War broke out two months too soon for this neat transition to take place, and on 4 August he was appointed as commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet. It could be argued that the change took place too soon, and that Callaghan should have remained in charge until October. He was certainly a more experienced admiral, well known in the fleet and popular, and Jellicoe made four attempts to turn down the promotion. This perhaps rather under-plays the importance of public opinion around the world – to replace the commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet two months into a world war, before any clash at sea, and during the period of the Race to the Sea, would not have been seen as a confident move. "

"Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, GCB OM GCVO SGM (5 December 1859 – 20 November 1935) was a Royal Navy officer." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jellicoe,_1st_Earl_Jellicoe A cropped version of this photo was used in The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) December 17, 1916, with the caption: "Admiral Jellicoe Now First Lord of Admiralty "Admiral Jackson has just succeeded Admiral Jellicoe as First Lord of the Admiralty. He was in command of the grand fleet and Admiral Beatty is his successor in that office." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1916-12-17/ed-1/se... The caption is incorrect. It was Jellicoe who succeeded Admiral Henry Jackson as First Sea Lord. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sea_Lord#First_Sea_Lords.2C_1...

Thanks Art Siegel for the additional information, including the correction to the Oregonian's article. We'll update our catalog record.