Frederick Tudor
| Sir Frederick Tudor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1863 |
| Died | 1946 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1876–1922 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Prometheus HMS Challenger HMS Superb China Station Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
| 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 Order of the Sacred Treasure (1st Class) - Japan Order of the Rising Sun (2nd Class) - Japan Order of St. Anne (1st Class) - Russia Order of the Striped Tiger (1st Class) - China |
Admiral Sir Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor KCB KCMG (1863–1946) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord.
Early Life & Career
Frederick Charles Tudor Jones was born on 29 March, 1863, the son of Mr. H. R. Jones, of Harwich. He came first in order of merit out of forty-two candidates who passed the examination for naval cadetships in 1875.[1]
Jones was promoted to the rank of Template:LieutRN with seniority of 29 March, 1884.[2]
On 26 December, 1890, he adopted his mother's maiden name and changed his surname to Tudor.
Tudor was promoted to the rank of Template:CommRN on 31 December, 1896.[3] He was appointed an Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance from the same date.[4]
He was appointed to the Hannibal on 10 May, 1898.[5]
Tudor was Commanding Officer of HMS Prometheus, HMS Challenger and HMS Superb.[6] In 1910 he was given command of the Gunnery School at Whale Island in Portsmouth.[6] He went on to be Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes in 1912.[6]
He served in World War I as Third Sea Lord from 1914 to 1917 when he became Commander-in-Chief, China Station.[6] Tudor was responsible for arranging the escape of refugees from Siberia through Japan and on to Canada. In 1917, he was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, which represents the second highest of eight classes associated with the award. Notice of the King's permission to accept and to display this honour was duly published in the London Gazette.[7]
Tudor later became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1920[8] before retiring in 1922.[6]
Tudor was an uncle of Owen Frederick Morton Tudor, who married Larissa Tudor, a woman some people have claimed might have really been Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia.
Notes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 4 December, 1875. Issue 28490, col A, p. 6.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25352. p. 2085. 9 May, 1884.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26809. p. 3. 1 January, 1897.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 22 January, 1897. Issue 35107, col E, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 2 May, 1898. Issue 35505, col B, p. 12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Order of the Rising Sun, conferred 1917 -- "No. 30363". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 October 1917. p. 11322.
- ↑ Michael Occleshaw, The Romanov Conspiracies: The Romanovs and the House of Windsor, Orion, 1993, p. 176
References
- Occleshaw, Michael, The Romanov Conspiracies: The Romanovs and the House of Windsor, Orion, 1993, ISBN 1-85592-518-4
External links
The Dreadnought Project: Frederick Tudor
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Gordon Moore |
Third Sea Lord 1914–1917 |
Succeeded by Sir Lionel Halsey |
| Preceded by Sir William Grant |
Commander-in-Chief, China Station 1917–1919 |
Succeeded by Sir Alexander Duff |
| Preceded by Sir William Pakenham |
President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1920–1922 |
Succeeded by Sir Herbert Richmond |