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They had one son, Alexander Ramsay of Mar. Aviation commands and flag rank. In 1928, Ramsay assumed command of the aircraft carrier HMS Furious in the Atlantic Fleet. He gained promotion to rear admiral in 1933 and for the next five years commanded the aircraft carriers in the fleet. He was advanced to vice-admiral in January 1936.
- 1894–1942
- Royal Navy
Sir Alexander Lindsay, 3rd Baronet (father) Rear Admiral Sir John Lindsay KB (1737 – 4 June 1788) was a British naval officer of the 18th century, who achieved the rank of rear admiral late in his career.
One of the Saumarez naval family originating in Guernsey, he was born on 31 March 1827 at Sutton, Surrey, the son of Richard Saumarez R.N. and Anne Ellson, and a great-nephew of James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez. After education at the Western Grammar School, Brompton, he entered the Royal Navy in 1841. [1] [2]
Early career. Wright is first mentioned as lieutenant aboard Baltimore in 1665. In 1666, he was on board Royal Charles, flagship of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle. With this ship he took part in two naval engagements of the Second Anglo–Dutch War: the Four Days' Battle and the St. James's Day Battle .
Charles Lamb (Royal Navy officer) Commander Charles Bentall Lamb DSO DSC Royal Navy (1914–1981) was an officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II. He piloted a Fairey Swordfish torpedo strike reconnaissance aircraft at the Battle of Taranto, and later wrote a best selling book on his experiences called To War in a Stringbag .
George Cross. Jack Maynard Cholmondeley Easton, GC (28 May 1906 – 29 November 1994) was an officer of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) who was awarded the George Cross for gallantry in defusing a parachute mine at Hoxton, the East End of London, during the Blitz on 17 October 1940. Notice of his award appeared in the London Gazette on ...
Biography Early life and ancestors. Born in Washington, D.C., the son of Sarah Franklin Bache and Richard Wainwright.He was the grandson of Richard Bache Jr., who served in the Republic of Texas Navy and was elected as a Representative to the Second Texas Legislature in 1847, and Sophia Burrell Dallas, the daughter of Arabella Maria Smith and Alexander J. Dallas an American statesman who ...
