(1839-09-28)28 September 1839 Newbattle Abbey, Midlothian, Scotland
Died
12 May 1927(1927-05-12) (aged 87) Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1853–1909
Rank
Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held
First Naval Lord Channel Squadron Medway Steam Reserve HMS Alexandra HMS Inconstant HMS Minotaur HMS Agincourt HMS Lord Warden
Battles/wars
Crimean War Indian Mutiny
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Talbot Kerr, GCB, PC, DL (28 September 1839 – 12 May 1927) was a Royal Navy officer. After taking part in the Crimean War and then the Indian Mutiny, he supervised the handover of Ulcinj to Montenegro to allow Montenegro an outlet to the sea in accordance with the terms of the Treaty of Berlin. He became Flag Captain to the Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron and then Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet. He went on to be Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet, then Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Squadron and finally became First Naval Lord. In that capacity he presided over a period of continued re-armament in the face of German naval expansion but was unceasingly harassed by Admiral Sir John Fisher.
Admiral of the Fleet LordWalter Talbot Kerr, GCB, PC, DL (28 September 1839 – 12 May 1927) was a Royal Navy officer. After taking part in the Crimean...
(1701), Lord Newbattle (1591), Lord Jedburgh (1622), LordKerr of Newbattle (1631), LordKerr of Nisbet, Langnewtoun, and Dolphinstoun (1633), LordKerr of...
The First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS) is a statutory position in the British Armed Forces usually held by a four star admiral. As the...
S2CID 159895698 Kerr, pp. 7–8 Kerr, pp. 9–10 Hough, p. 61 Kerr, pp. 14–16 Kerr, p. 18 Kerr, pp. 19–23 Kerr, pp. 25–27 Hough, pp. 67, 69 and 73 Kerr, p. 34 and...
The WalterKerr Theatre, previously the Ritz Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 219 West 48th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New...
November 1965) is a senior Royal Navy officer. He has served as First Sea Lord since November 2021. He has commanded HM Ships Sandown, Iron Duke and Lancaster...
Roxburghshire Kerrs had their origins in the 12th century Ayrshire bailiery of Cunninghame. During the reign of David I (1082–1153), Hugh de Morville, Lord High...
received into the Catholic Church in 1872, and the following year married LordWalterKerr, later Admiral of the Fleet. After her conversion, Lady Amabel was...
(1776–1840), British Royal Navy vice admiral LordWalterKerr (1839–1927), British Royal Navy admiral William Munro Kerr (1876–1959), British Royal Navy vice...
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (/ˈlɒrəns ˈkɜːr əˈlɪvieɪ/; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries...
named for Admiral of the Fleet, LordWalterKerr, one of the Sea Lords who lent his assistance to the expedition. "Cape Kerr". Geographic Names Information...
contributing to the sinking of the German cruiser Wiesbaden. He served as First Sea Lord, the professional head of the Royal Navy, for the first four years of the...
April 1958) is a British retired Royal Navy officer. He was the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from April 2013 until he handed over duties...
training ship HMS Britannia, he joined the Board of Admiralty as Junior Naval Lord in December 1889, serving until August 1892. Bedford was appointed Commander-in-Chief...
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