Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa
AssociatedAssociated with
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
(Frogmore House, Windsor, England, 1900 - 1979)
Medallist
John Pinches, Medallists
DateMay 2004
Object NameMedal
MediumSterling Silver
ClassificationsMedals
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS072500.78
Keywords
Jellicoe, a gunnery expert, had held a series of important posts inside and outside the Admiralty before being appointed to his great command, the most important the naval world then offered. He gained - and kept - the entire confidence and the wholehearted affection and admiration of his officers and men. Churchill, describing the onerous task which fell to him, justly said that the destruction of the Grand Fleet would have been fatal, and that Jellicoe 'was the only man on either side who could lose the war in an afternoon.'
By the end of 1916 the strain, and a certain measure of pessimism, had begun to tell seriously upon Jellicoe. In December 1916 he was called to the Admiralty as First Sea Lord, partly to meet the threat of unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans. He held that position for a year, after which he was dismissed in a manner which lacked graciousness, considering the outstanding quality of his services to the nation.
Later in his life, Jellicoe became a much-loved Governor General of New Zealand. He also made a valuable series of assessments of some of the main problems of the overseas defence of an Empire he had served so long and well.
The Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea, John Pinches Medallists Ltd.
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