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as Britain's naval representative and arranging for the end of the food blockade and hence unblocking the negotiations, Wemyss resigned in November 1919 following persistent calls for
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on 14 March 1910, he took part in the funeral of King Edward VII in May 1910 and became an extra equerry to King George V on 10 June 1910, he was appointed a
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on 9 August 1915. When the Gallipoli Campaign was abandoned he was responsible for the successful re-embarkation of troops from
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that ended active hostilities in the war. It was Wemyss who made the decision, much to the anger of British Prime Minister
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in November 1918. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the French Legion of Honour on 17 January 1919 and the French
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in October 1902, but the following month was on 25 November 1902 appointed in command of the old battleship
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to the Duke (now Prince of Wales) on 19 November 1901 and was appointed a Member (fourth class) of the
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Wemyss (third from right) negotiating the ceasefire at the end of the First World War.
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for special service on 1 January 1901, but was shortly thereafter invited by the
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he served as commander of the 12th Cruiser Squadron and then as Governor of
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in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1905, he then took command of the battleship
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countries to thank them for their support during the Boer War. Promoted to
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in February 1915, as Governor of Moudros. He commanded a squadron for the
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in the Channel Squadron in September 1889. He joined the armoured cruiser
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on 1 November 1919. In retirement he wrote his memoirs under the title
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Wemyss was the senior British representative at the signing of the
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Two Memoirs: Dr Melchior - a Defeated Enemy and My Early Beliefs
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On 21 December 1903 Wemyss married Victoria Morier, daughter of
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on 6 December 1916, he was appointed a Commander of the French
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in January 1916 where he supported military operations on the
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where he died in his garden on 24 May 1933. He was buried at
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on 21 February 1919, awarded the Grand Cross of the Romanian
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and Millicent Ann Mary Kennedy Wemyss (née Erskine), Wemyss (
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Captains and Commandants of the Royal Naval College, Osborne
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after their return, on 5 November 1901, he became an extra
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on 24 September 1883, and posted to the torpedo depot ship
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in the Channel Fleet and then, after being despatched to
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in March 1909. He served as Captain of the ocean liner
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during the royal cruise March–October 1901 to open the
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in October 1887 and then transferred to the battleship
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in December 1917, in which role he encouraged Admiral
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The Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Wester Wemyss
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Wemyss, Rosslyn Erskine, Baron Wester Wemyss (2010).
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Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
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He was also promoted to full 575:Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 195:Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 2503:Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Romania) 1655:Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and Egypt Station 751:on 17 March 1919 and presented with the American 695:Returning to the Admiralty, Wemyss was appointed 455:on 31 August 1898, he transferred to the cruiser 2513:Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order 2454: 434:in the Channel Squadron in 1892 and the cruiser 2543:Liberal Unionist Party parliamentary candidates 1373:(Supplement). 12 September 1919. p. 11583. 633:on 25 April 1915 and also gave support for the 230:Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss 1555:The First Sea Lords from Fisher to Mountbatten 303: 2493:First Sea Lords and Chiefs of the Naval Staff 1770: 1530: 1479:The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995 1313:(Supplement). 15 February 1919. p. 2361. 581:on 19 April 1911, he became Commander of the 2508:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 1596:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 688:on 23 March 1917 and a Grand Officer of the 592: 406:on 31 March 1887, he joined the Royal Yacht 362:on 23 September 1879, he transferred to the 2483:Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 2478:Royal Navy personnel of the Second Boer War 1450: 1448: 1446: 1444: 1293:(Supplement). 14 January 1919. p. 885. 1250: 1248: 1246: 1244: 1237:(Supplement). 10 August 1917. p. 8209. 1168:(Supplement). 31 December 1915. p. 79. 1045: 1043: 1041: 1039: 1037: 1035: 729:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 191:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 1777: 1763: 1353:(Supplement). 14 March 1919. p. 3593. 1217:(Supplement). 23 March 1917. p. 2953. 880: 878: 876: 874: 872: 870: 868: 866: 864: 47: 1476: 1088:(Supplement). 26 July 1910. p. 5474. 651:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 326:) he was raised at the ancestral home of 1504: 1441: 1363: 1343: 1323: 1303: 1283: 1273:(Supplement). 31 May 1918. p. 6527. 1263: 1241: 1227: 1207: 1187: 1158: 1138: 1118: 1098: 1078: 1058: 1032: 988: 968: 948: 913: 893: 757: 649:on 20 December 1915. He was appointed a 596: 307: 252:(12 April 1864 – 24 May 1933), known as 1627:Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss 1552: 861: 805:and became a Non-Executive Director of 621:with a brief to prepare the harbour of 2455: 1571: 1495: 1435: 376:in 1883. After a tour in the corvette 358:in July 1879, having been promoted to 1758: 1024:"Naval & Military intelligence". 1009:"Naval & Military intelligence". 934:"Naval & Military intelligence". 385:North America and West Indies Station 213:Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown 1574:The Navy in the Dardanelles Campaign 803:The Navy in the Dardanelles Campaign 605:at which Wemyss commanded a squadron 441:in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1895. 280:. He went on to be Commander of the 2498:Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour 662:East Indies & Egyptian Squadron 480:to become second-in-command of the 282:East Indies & Egyptian Squadron 203:Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour 199:Member of the Royal Victorian Order 145:East Indies & Egyptian Squadron 13: 2538:Royal Navy admirals of World War I 1957: 1524: 923:. 13 September 1898. p. 5431. 727:in April 1918. He was advanced to 14: 2564: 1605: 1197:. 8 December 1916. p. 11970. 998:. 24 December 1901. p. 9061. 978:. 19 November 1901. p. 7473. 2533:Royal Navy admirals of the fleet 1621:Who's Who in the First World War 958:. 5 November 1901. p. 7147. 613:, initially as commander of the 577:on 17 January 1911. Promoted to 341:as a cadet in the training ship 218:Navy Distinguished Service Medal 2302:The Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope 1457: 1403: 1377: 1357: 1337: 1317: 1297: 1277: 1257: 1221: 1201: 1181: 1172: 1152: 1132: 1128:. 17 January 1911. p. 412. 1112: 1092: 1072: 1052: 1017: 849:. The Courier. 10 November 2018 735:and represented Britain at the 660:Wemyss became Commander of the 631:British landings at Cape Helles 603:British landings at Cape Helles 270:British landings at Cape Helles 21:Admiral Wemyss (disambiguation) 2553:Military personnel from London 2225:First Sea Lords (1904–present) 1797:Senior Naval Lords (1689–1771) 1333:. 11 March 1919. p. 3294. 1148:. 21 April 1911. p. 3093. 1068:. 26 April 1910. p. 2866. 1002: 982: 962: 942: 927: 907: 887: 839: 444:Wemyss joined the Royal Yacht 348:in 1877. He was posted to the 1: 2322:The Earl Mountbatten of Burma 2312:The Lord Fraser of North Cape 1969:First Naval Lords (1771–1904) 1727:Peerage of the United Kingdom 1496:Keynes, John Maynard (1949). 1108:. 10 June 1910. p. 4074. 903:. 5 April 1887. p. 1978. 832: 635:British landings at Suvla Bay 532:Given command of the cruiser 514:for temporary service at the 256:between 1916 and 1919, was a 1576:. Naval and Military Press. 1500:. 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George Dundas 1962: 817:, his ancestral home. 788:Paris Peace Conference 771: 755:on 16 September 1919. 606: 561:'s cruise to open the 315: 53:Lord Wester Wemyss by 41:The Lord Wester Wemyss 2392:Sir Benjamin Bathurst 2352:Sir Peter Hill-Norton 2242:Sir Francis Bridgeman 2046:Sir Richard Bickerton 2026:Sir Thomas Troubridge 2016:Sir Charles Middleton 1961: 794:to be given his job. 770:sitting on the right. 761: 733:1918 Birthday Honours 701:Deputy First Sea Lord 655:1916 New Year Honours 615:12th Cruiser Squadron 609:Wemyss served in the 600: 508:Royal Victorian Order 451:in 1896. Promoted to 402:in 1885. Promoted to 387:, he was promoted to 311: 149:12th Cruiser Squadron 119:Years of service 2427:Sir George Zambellas 2382:Sir William Staveley 2201:Sir Richard Hamilton 2176:Sir George Wellesley 1949:Sir Francis Holburne 1934:Sir Charles Saunders 807:Cable & Wireless 799:Admiral of the Fleet 668:. He encouraged the 260:officer. 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Index

Admiral Wemyss (disambiguation)
Admiral of the Fleet
The Right Honourable

William Orpen
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12th Cruiser Squadron
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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
Croix de guerre
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Admiral of the Fleet
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MVO
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