| Sir George Hope | |
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The signing of the Armistice with Germany on 11 November 1918. Hope is the leftmost figure seated at the table, beside Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss |
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| Born | 11 October 1869 |
| Died | 11 July 1959 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Admiral Sir George Price Webley Hope KCB KCMG (11 October 1869 – 11 July 1959) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to become Deputy First Sea Lord during World War I.
Promoted to Captain in 1905,[1] Hope served in the First World War.[2] He was appointed Flag Captain to the Commander-in-Chief of the East Mediterranean Squadron as well as Aide-de-Camp to the King in 1915, Director of the Operations Division at the Admiralty in 1916 and Deputy First Sea Lord in 1918.[2] He was present at the signing of the Armistice with Germany on 11 November 1918. After the War he became Commander of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron and then, from 1923, President of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich.[2]
In 1899 he married Arabella Phillippa Sams.[2]