George Chetwode

Admiral Sir George Knightley Chetwode, KCB, CBE (10 December 1877 – 11 March 1957)^[1] was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.

Sir George Chetwode
Chetwode in 1938
Born	10 December 1877
Died	11 March 1957 (1957-03-12) (aged 79)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Queen Elizabeth HMS Warspite
Battles / wars	Boxer Rebellion World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Naval career

Born the son of Sir George Chetwode, 6th Baronet,^[2] Chetwode joined the Royal Navy and was appointed a Lieutenant in December 1899. He was appointed temporary to the gunboat HMS Esk, in lieu of a sub-lieutenant, on 31 December 1899.^[3] The following year he served on the China Station during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.^[2]

He served in World War I taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and commanding destroyers for the rest of the War.^[4] He was appointed Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence in 1923 and then given command of the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth followed by the battleship HMS Warspite.^[4] He was made Naval Secretary in 1929 and Commander of the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1932.^[4] His last appointment was as Admiral commanding the reserves in 1933 before he retired in 1936.^[5]

Family

In 1908 he married Alice Clara Vaughan-Lee; they had two sons, including the British Army officer and cricketer George Chetwode.^[2] In 1939 he married Elizabeth Jane Taylor.^[2]