Rosslyn Wemyss
| The Lord Wester Wemyss | |
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Lord Wester Wemyss by William Orpen
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| Born |
12 April 1864 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 24 May 1933 (aged 69) Cannes, France |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1877–1919 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands held |
First Sea Lord East Indies & Egyptian Squadron 2nd Battle Squadron HMS Implacable HMS Suffolk |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Member of the Royal Victorian Order Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (United States) |
Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, GCB, CMG, MVO (12 April 1864 – 24 May 1933), known as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss between 1916 and 1919, was a Royal Navy officer. During the First World War he served as commander of the 12th Cruiser Squadron and then as Governor of Moudros before leading the British landings at Cape Helles and at Suvla Bay during the Gallipoli Campaign. He went on to be Commander of the East Indies & Egyptian Squadron in January 1916 and then First Sea Lord in December 1917, in which role he encouraged Admiral Roger Keyes, Commander of the Dover Patrol, to undertake more vigorous operations in the Channel, ultimately leading to the launch of the Zeebrugge Raid in April 1918.
Born the youngest son of James Hay Erskine Wemyss and Millicent Ann Mary Kennedy Wemyss (née Erskine), Wemyss joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in the training ship HMS Britannia in 1877. He was posted to the corvette HMS Bacchante in July 1879, having been promoted to midshipman on 23 September 1879, he transferred to the battleship HMS Northumberland in the Channel Squadron in 1883. After a tour in the corvette HMS Canada on the North America and West Indies Station, he was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 24 September 1883, and posted to the torpedo depot ship HMS Hecla in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1885. Promoted to lieutenant on 31 March 1887, he joined the Royal Yacht HMY Osborne in October 1887 and then transferred to the battleship HMS Anson in the Channel Squadron in September 1889. He joined the armoured cruiser HMS Undaunted in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1890, the battleship HMS Empress of India in the Channel Squadron in 1892 and the cruiser HMS Astraea in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1895.
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