Bertram Thesiger

Sir Bertram Thesiger
Thesiger in 1924
Born14 January 1875
Died12 May 1966 (1966-05-13) (aged 91)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1887–1944
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Inconstant
East Indies Station
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Admiral Sir Bertram Sackville Thesiger KBE CB CMG DL (14 January 1875 – 12 May 1966) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.

Early life

He was the son of Hon. Sir Edward Pierson Thesiger, Clerk to the House of Lords, and Georgina Mary Stopford.[1]

Thesiger joined the Royal Navy in 1887.[2] Promoted to commander he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1911 Coronation Honours.[3]

He served in World War I as commanding officer of HMS Inconstant at the Battle of Jutland[2] and was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1916.[4] He became Admiral Superintendent Portsmouth Dockyard in 1925 and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1927; he retired with the rank of admiral in 1932.[2]

He was recalled during the Second World War to be Convoy Commodore, with the rank of commodore, 2nd class Royal Naval Reserve from 1940 to 1942 and then to be Flag Officer in charge at Falmouth from 1942 to 1944.[2] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1942 New Year Honours and also a Commander of the American Legion of Merit.[5]

He became deputy lieutenant of Hampshire and lived at "Clerks" in Bramshott in Hampshire.[6]

Family

In 1921 he married Violet Brodrick Cloete (née Henley) in Malta.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ernest Thesiger's Family of Origin". Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Sir Bertram Sackville Thesiger Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ^ "No. 28505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1911. p. 4594.
  4. ^ "No. 29751". The London Gazette. 15 September 1916. p. 9070.
  5. ^ "No. 37582". The London Gazette. 24 May 1946. p. 2559.
  6. ^ a b Liphook Scouts Archived 1 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
1927–1929 		Succeeded by