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The Great War: Navy


The widespread introduction of modern communication techniques such as radio and sonar greatly changed the way Naval forces where used in the Great War. Gallipoli, on the northern bank of the Dardanelles, and Dogger Bank in the North Sea, where the location for some of the biggest navel battles of the Great War. Naval blockades nearly lost, and in turn, helped win the war, as each side attempted to stop all supplies reaching their intended destinations.

Henry William Allingham

Henry William Allingham

1896-2009
Aircraft mechanic and car designer; World War I veteran and centenarian
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot

Sir Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot

1885-1957
Admiral
Sitter in 7 portraits
Arthur Melland Asquith

Arthur Melland Asquith

1883-1939
Brigadier-General and civil servant in Sudan; recipient of the Distinguished Service Order
Sitter in 4 portraits
Philippe Marie Joseph Raymond Auboyneau

Philippe Marie Joseph Raymond Auboyneau

1899-1961
French naval commander and admiral
Sitter in 12 portraits
Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse

Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse

1878-1939
Admiral of the fleet
Sitter in 6 portraits
George Alexandra Ballard

George Alexandra Ballard

1862-1948
Admiral
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Geoffrey Barnard

Sir Geoffrey Barnard

1902-1974
Vice-Admiral and President of the Royal Navy College
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sir Charles Martin de Bartolome

Sir Charles Martin de Bartolome

1871-1941
Admiral
Sitter in 5 portraits
Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall

Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall

1872-1938
Admiral
Sitter in 3 portraits
Charles William de la Poer Beresford, Baron Beresford

Charles William de la Poer Beresford, Baron Beresford

1846-1919
Admiral and Conservative politician; MP for County Waterford, Marylebone East and Portsmouth
Sitter in 56 portraits
Sir Geoffrey Blake

Sir Geoffrey Blake

1882-1968
Vice-Admiral
Sitter in 6 portraits
Francis Clifton Brown

Francis Clifton Brown

1874-1963
Vice-Admiral
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sir Harold Arthur Brown

Sir Harold Arthur Brown

1878-1968
Vice admiral
Sitter in 12 portraits
Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Bt

Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Bt

1858-1929
Admiral of the Fleet
Sitter in 9 portraits
Sir George Astley Callaghan

Sir George Astley Callaghan

1852-1920
Admiral of the Fleet
Sitter in 7 portraits
Sir Henry Hervey Campbell

Sir Henry Hervey Campbell

1865-1933
Admiral
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sir Sackville Hamilton Carden

Sir Sackville Hamilton Carden

1857-1930
Admiral
Sitter in 5 portraits
Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter

Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter

1881-1955
Vice-Admiral; recipient of the Victoria Cross
Sitter in 12 portraits
John Walsh Carrington

John Walsh Carrington

1879-1964
Vice-Admiral
Sitter in 2 portraits
John Moore Casement

John Moore Casement

1877-1952
Admiral
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Edward Francis Benedict Charlton

Sir Edward Francis Benedict Charlton

1865-1937
Admiral
Sitter in 5 portraits
Alfred Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield

Alfred Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield

1873-1967
Admiral of the Fleet
Sitter in 5 portraits
Alfred Buchanan Cheetham

Alfred Buchanan Cheetham

1868-1918
Seaman and explorer on Antarctic expeditions
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Charles Henry Coke

Sir Charles Henry Coke

1854-1945
Admiral
Sitter in 7 portraits
Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville

Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville

1861-1939
Admiral
Sitter in 5 portraits
Charles Frederick Corbett

Charles Frederick Corbett

1867-1955
Admiral
Sitter in 1 portrait
Norman Carlyle Craig

Norman Carlyle Craig

1868-1919
Politician and Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Sitter in 2 portraits
Andrew Browne Cunningham, Viscount Cunningham

Andrew Browne Cunningham, Viscount Cunningham

1883-1963
Admiral of the Fleet
Sitter in 12 portraits
Cecil Frederick Dampier

Cecil Frederick Dampier

1868-1950
Admiral
Sitter in 5 portraits
Tristan Dannreuther

Tristan Dannreuther

1872-1963
Naval officer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir John Michael de Robeck, Bt

Sir John Michael de Robeck, Bt

1862-1928
Admiral of the Fleet
Sitter in 12 portraits
Henry Edward Diesen

Henry Edward Diesen

1883-1953
Admiral
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir Barry Edward Domvile

Sir Barry Edward Domvile

1878-1971
Admiral
Sitter in 17 portraits