Eastern Mediterranean Squadron

The Eastern Mediterranean Squadron [1] and later known as the British Aegean Squadron [2] was a sub- command of the Mediterranean Fleet based at Mudros from 1914 to 1916 then alternating between Mudros and Salonika [3] from 1917 to 1919.[4]

Eastern Mediterranean Squadron
Active1914–1919
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
TypeSquadron (naval)
Part of
Garrison/HQMudros, (1914-1919)
Salonika, (1917-1919)

History

The Eastern Mediterranean Squadron was established in September 1914 [5] as a sub-command of the Mediterranean Fleet. In August 1917 it was redesignated the British Aegean Squadron for the remainder of World War One and when it was gradually disbanded from May to September 1919.[6]

Administration and operational command

Eastern Mediterranean Command structure as of 19 February 1915.[7]

  • Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Mediterranean----------------Chief of Staff, East Mediterranean
    • Second in Command, Eastern Mediterranean
    • SNO, Mudros

Note:The post was also styled as Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron.[8]

Vice-Admirals, Commanding Eastern Mediterranean Squadron

Post holders included:[5]

RankFlagNameTerm
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron
1Vice-AdmiralSackville Carden20 September 1914 - 17 March 1915
2Acting Vice-AdmiralJohn de Robeck17 March 1915 – 19 June 1916
3Vice-AdmiralSir Cecil Thursby19 June 1916 – 25 Aug, 1917

Chief of Staff

Post holders included:[7]

RankFlagNameTerm
Chief of Staff, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron
1CommodoreRoger J. B. KeysFebruary, 1915 - 19 June 1916

Rear-Admirals, Second-in-Command

Post holders included:[5]

RankFlagNameTerm
Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron
1Rear-AdmiralCecil ThursbyMarch - June 1915
2Rear-AdmiralStuart NicholsonJune 1915 – July, 1915
3Rear-AdmiralArthur ChristianJuly, 1915 – February, 1916
4Rear-AdmiralSydney FremantleFebruary, 1916 – 27 July 1916
5Rear-AdmiralArthur Hayes-Sadler27 July 1916 – 25 August 1917

Senior Naval Officer, Mudros

Post holders included:[7]

RankFlagNameTerm
Senior Naval Officer, Mudros
1Rear-AdmiralRosslyn WemyssMarch - November 1915
2Rear-AdmiralArthur ChristianNovember 1915 – August 1917
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Mudros

Post holders included:[9]

RankFlagNameTerm
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Mudros
1CommodoreMaurice S. FitzMaurice31 August 1915 – 20 January 1916

Principal Naval Transport Officer, Salonika

Post holders included:[10]

RankFlagNameTerm
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Salonika
1CommodoreMaurice S. FitzMaurice20 January 1916 – June, 1916

Rear-Admirals, Commanding British Aegean Squadron

Post holders included:[5]

RankFlagNameTerm
Rear-Admiral Commanding, British Aegean Squadron [11]
1Rear-AdmiralSydney Fremantle25 August 1917 – 2 January 1918
2Rear-AdmiralArthur Hayes-Sadler2 January - 2 February 1918
3Rear-AdmiralCecil Lambert2 February 1918 - May 1919 [12]
4Rear-AdmiralMichael Culme-SeymourMay - September 1919 [13]

Captain of Base, Mudros

Included:[9]

RankInsigNameTermNotes/Ref
Captain of Base, Mudros
1CaptainClaude A. Rombulow-Pearse12 November 1918 – 13 January 1919
1CaptainBertram S. Evans13 January 1919died in post
2CaptainMichael H. Wilding1 March 1919 – 4 October 1920

Divisional Transport Officer, Salonika

Included:[10]

RankInsigNameTermNotes/Ref
Divisional Transport Officer, Salonika
1CaptainFrancis E. Travers26 January 1917 – 16 January 1918retired
2CommanderWilliam Mellor4 August 1917 – 29 January 1918
3CommanderMichael H. Wilding9 January 1918 – 16 April 1919retired

References

  1. Woodward, David R. (2009). World War I Almanac. New York, NY, USA: Infobase Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 9781438118963.
  2. Marder, Arthur J. (2014). From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Volume V Victory and Aftermath January 1918-June 1919. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9781848322035.
  3. Burt, R. A. (2013). British Battleships 1889-1904: New Revised Edition. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 331. ISBN 9781848322745.
  4. "Private Papers of Captain H W Williams RN". Imperial War Museums. London, Great Britain: Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (18 July 2017). "Eastern Mediterranean Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. Burt, R. A. (2013). British Battleships 1889-1904: New Revised Edition. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 332. ISBN 9781848321731.
  7. Corbett, Sir Julian (1920–1938). "Royal Navy - Naval Operations, Volume 2". www.naval-history.net. London, England: Longmans Green. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  8. Marder, Arthur (2014). "Index:List of Maps". From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Volume II: To The Eve of Jutland 1914-1916. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781473826571.
  9. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (19 August 2018). "Mudros - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  10. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (23 August 2018). "Mudros - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  11. Archives, The National (1917). "Weekly Reports of the Rear Admiral British Aegean Squadron, 19 August - 29 December 1917". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, ADM 137/400. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  12. Watson, Dr Graham (27 October 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  13. Watson, Dr Graham (27 October 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

Sources

  • Archives, The National (1917). "Weekly Reports of the Rear Admiral British Aegean Squadron, 19 August - 29 December 1917". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, ADM 137/400.
  • Burt, R. A. (2013). British Battleships 1889-1904: New Revised Edition. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321731.
  • Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (2017). "Eastern Mediterranean Squadron (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell.
  • Marder, Arthur J. (2014). From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Volume V Victory and Aftermath January 1918-June 1919. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848322035.
  • Watson, Dr Graham (2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith.
  • Woodward, David R. (2009). World War I Almanac. New York, NY, USA: Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438118963.
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