Picture No | 10700955 |
Date | 1914 |
Description | Admiral Sir George Callaghan (1852 - 1920) |
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Admiral Sir George Callaghan, pictured while Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy Home Fleet. When war broke out at the end of July 1914, he was relieved of this command by Sir John Jellicoe, and moved to a more defensive station. Before the war was over he had been promoted to the Navy's highest rank, Admiral of the Fleet.
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Source | The Sphere 18 July 1914 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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