James, William Milbourne

Date of birth:: December 22nd, 1881 (Hartley Wintney/Hampshire, England)
Date of death:: August 17th, 1973 (Surrey, England)
Nationality:: British

Biography

Promotions:
April 15th, 1901: Sub-lieutenant;
November 1902: Lieutenant;
January 1st, 1913: Commander;
October 18thm, 1917; Captain;
March 1st,1929: Rear Admiral;
September 30th, 1933: Vice-admiral;
January 21st, 1938: Admiral.

Career:
?: HMS Britannia;
October 7th, 1902: HMS Skate;
February 1st, 1913: Executive Officer, HMS Queen Mary;
March 1916: Flag Commander, 4th Battle Squadron;
January 15th, 1919: Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence;
April 1920: Commanding Officer, HMS Curlew;
June 1921; Commanding Officer HMS Hawkins;
1921 - 1922: Chief-of-Staff, China Station;
June 28th, 1923: Deputy Director, Royal Naval College, Greenwich;
July 17th, 1925: Director, Royal Naval College, Greenwich;
November 1st, 1926: Flag Captain, HMS Royal Sovereign;
November 11th, 1927: Naval Assistant, First Sea Lord;
1929: Chief of Staff, Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet;
1930: Chief of Staff, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet;
August 15th, 1932 - August 14th, 1934: Commanding Officer Battlecruiser Squadron;
October 29th, 1935 - November 1938: Deputy Chief, Naval Staff;
June 30th, 1939 - September 30th, 1942: Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth;
1940: Commanding Officer Operational Aerial;
1942: Chief of Naval Information;
1943 - 1945: Conservative Member of Parliament;
1944: Retirement.