In 1913 he became the Director of the Intelligence Division of the Admiralty War Staff and then served in World War I becoming Director of the Operations Division in January 1915.[8] He played a key role in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, providing Admiral Jellicoe with incorrect information that the German High Seas Fleet appeared to have remained in harbour.[9] Promoted to rear admiral in June 1916,[6] he was made Flag Officer, Egypt & The Red Sea in July 1917.[8] He was promoted to vice admiral in March 1920.[6] He retired in 1923 and was promoted admiral on the retired list in 1925.[10][11]
thomas, jackson, royal, navy, officer, admiral, thomas, jackson, february, 1868, july, 1945, senior, royal, navy, officer, during, world, thomas, jacksonborn20, february, 1868stoke, damerel, devon, englanddied7, july, 1945, 1945, aged, london, englandallegianc. Admiral Sir Thomas Jackson KBE CB MVO 20 February 1868 7 July 1945 was a senior Royal Navy officer during World War I Sir Thomas JacksonBorn20 February 1868Stoke Damerel Devon EnglandDied7 July 1945 1945 07 08 aged 77 London EnglandAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branch Royal NavyRankAdmiralCommands heldHMS Thunderer 1911 1 Battles warsWorld War IAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British EmpireCompanion of the Order of the BathMember of the Royal Victorian Order Contents 1 Naval career 2 Family 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksNaval career editBorn the son of Admiral Sir Thomas Sturges Jackson 2 Jackson joined the Royal Navy in 1881 He was promoted to commander on 31 December 1899 3 and in early 1900 was posted in lieu of a lieutenant to the pre dreadnought battleship HMS Revenge 4 stationed in the Fleet Reserve at Chatham Dockyard 5 During the Russo Japanese War Jackson was a military observer stationed on the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Azuma and was present at the Battle of Tsushima After the war he was promoted captain in 1905 6 and remained as a military attache in Tokyo in 1906 7 In 1913 he became the Director of the Intelligence Division of the Admiralty War Staff and then served in World War I becoming Director of the Operations Division in January 1915 8 He played a key role in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 providing Admiral Jellicoe with incorrect information that the German High Seas Fleet appeared to have remained in harbour 9 Promoted to rear admiral in June 1916 6 he was made Flag Officer Egypt amp The Red Sea in July 1917 8 He was promoted to vice admiral in March 1920 6 He retired in 1923 and was promoted admiral on the retired list in 1925 10 11 Family editIn 1907 he married Mona Anna Murray 2 References edit Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Jackson The Dreadnought Project Retrieved 11 January 2019 a b Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Jackson The Peerage com Retrieved 11 January 2019 No 27150 The London Gazette 2 January 1900 p 3 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36085 London 9 March 1900 p 12 Burt pp 85 94 a b c Navy List April 1922 Archived from the original on 4 March 2012 Retrieved 29 August 2010 Kowner Historical Dictionary of the Russo Japanese War p 169 a b Royal Navy Flag Officers 1914 1918 Massie Castles of Steel 2003 pp 580 582 Thomas Jackson The Dreadnought Project No 33049 The London Gazette 22 May 1925 p 3445 Sources editBurt R A 2013 British Battleships 1889 1904 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 1 59114 065 8 Kowner Rotem 2006 Historical Dictionary of the Russo Japanese War The Scarecrow Press ISBN 0 8108 4927 5 External links editThe Dreadnought Project Thomas JacksonMilitary officesPreceded byAlexander Bethell Director of Naval Intelligence1912 1913 Succeeded byHenry Oliver Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Jackson Royal Navy officer amp oldid 1143092452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
