| Sir George Atkinson-Willes | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 13, 1847 |
| Died | 25 December 1921 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1861 - 1912 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Comus HMS Indefatigable HMS Agamemnon HMS Hero HMS Howe Home Fleet East Indies Station |
| Battles/wars | Somaliland Campaign |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir George Lambart Atkinson-Willes, KCB (13 July 1847 – 25 December 1921) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.
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Educated at Leamington College and at the Royal Naval Academy in Gosport,[1] Atkinson-Willes joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1861[2] and took part in the Abyssinian Expedition in 1868.[3]
Promoted to Captain in 1886,[2] he commanded HMS Comus, HMS Indefatigable, HMS Agamemnon, HMS Hero and then HMS Howe.[3] He was appointed Commodore commanding the Training Squadron in 1895 and then commanded the Dockyard Reserve at Chatham from 1898.[1] In 1901 he assumed the additional surname of Willes in compliance with the will of his uncle Admiral Sir George Ommanney Willes.[1] Promoted to Rear Admiral that year,[2] he became Second-in-Command of the Home Fleet in 1902 and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1903.[1] He was at the head of a squadron of three ships which took part in the Somaliland Campaign in 1904.[4] He retired in 1912.[3]
Family[]
He married Alice Mort (1856-1938), daughter of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The County Families of the United Kingdom or Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume ed.59, yr.1919
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dix Noonan Web
- ↑ Hermes Class light cruisers built before World War I
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