James Goodrich (Royal Navy officer)
Sir James Goodrich | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1851 |
| Died | 1 September 1925 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS London Pacific Station |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Admiral Sir James Edward Clifford Goodrich KCVO (28 June 1851 – 1 September 1925) was the last Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.
Naval career
[edit]Goorich was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1872,[1] and promoted to captain in 1895.[2] From 25 March 1900 he was in command of the battleship HMS Colossus, guardship at Holyhead,[3] and in November 1901 he and the crew transferred to the HMS Resolution, which succeeded as guardship. On 7 June 1902 he was appointed in command of the new battleship HMS London, which was commissioned for service in the Mediterranean Fleet,[4] and left Portsmouth in early July for Gibraltar.[5] Briefly returning to home waters in August, London served as flagship for the Coronation Review for King Edward VII at Spithead on 16 August 1902, before she was back with the Mediterranean Fleet.[6] He then served as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station from his appointment in 1903 to its closure in 1905.[7] Improved communications, the signing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and the need to concentrate warships in British waters to counter the developing German High Seas Fleet, meant that the station was closed down at sunset on 1 March 1905.[8] After being promoted to rear admiral in October 1905,[2] he was appointed admiral superintendent of the Gibraltar Dockyard in 1906.[9] His final promotion was to Admiral in 1913[10] on his retirement,[11] although he was recalled to serve as a captain in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I.[12]
He died in 1925 and a memorial to him stands in St Cyr's Churchyard in Stinchcombe in Gloucestershire.[13]
Family
[edit]He married Adeline Rose Helbert who helped with the founding of West Downs School.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 23893". The London Gazette. 6 September 1872. p. 3923.
- ^ a b "Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36101. London. 28 March 1900. p. 7.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36758. London. 3 May 1902. p. 14.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36815. London. 9 July 1902. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 27560". The London Gazette. 2 June 1903. p. 3525.
- ^ "Canadian Navy Maritime Forces Pacific". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "History of CFB Esquimalt and Naden". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ Obituary of Sir Edward Chichester[permanent dead link] The Times, 18 September 1906
- ^ "No. 28725". The London Gazette. 3 June 1913. p. 3913.
- ^ "No. 28726". The London Gazette. 6 June 1913. p. 3992.
- ^ "No. 29050". The London Gazette. 26 January 1915. p. 797.
- ^ "Some memorial inscriptions". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ West Downs School History