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 held | HMS London Pacific Station |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
KCVO (28 June 1851 – 1 September 1925) was the last Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station
.
Goorich was appointed a
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
He married Adeline Rose Helbert who helped with the founding of West Downs School.[14]
References
- ^ "No. 23893". The London Gazette. 6 September 1872. p. 3923.
- ^ a b Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
- ^ "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