Officers of the Grand Fleet reunion dinner menu, 1921 Nov 11
Scope and Contents
Signed printed menu of dinner and reunion of officers of the Grand Fleet in honor of Admiral of Fleet Earl Beatty, Washington, D.C. November 11, 1921. Includes signature of Lt. Wotherspoon.
Dates
- Creation: 1921 Nov 11
Creator
- From the Collection: Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Biographical Note
Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, (17 January 1871 - 11 March 1936) was an admiral in the Royal Navy. He commanded the British battlecruisers at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Later in the war he was Commander in Chief of the Grand Fleet, in which capacity he received the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at the end of hostilities, and then in the 1920s he served a lengthy term as First Sea Lord (head of the Royal Navy).
Extent
1 folder : 2 pages
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subject
- Beatty, David Beatty, Earl, 1871-1936 (Person)
- Rodman, Hugh, 1859-1940 (Person)
- Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- World War, 1914-1918 (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository