Admiral Sir Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith KCVO KBE CB was a Royal Navy officer who saw active service in the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War. In the mid-1920s he was Naval Representative to the Le
Smith in Geneva, 1926
HMS Drake
HMS Cumberland (1902)
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HMS Cumberland was one of 10 Monmouth-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was assigned to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet upon c
Aubrey Smith (Royal Navy officer)
…1909 he was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order and in 1910 was promoted captain. On 1 May 1912, Smith took command of the armoured cruiser HMS Cumberland and from July 1914 commanded the armoured cruiser Drake. In October 1914, his ship was sent to bring Russian gold worth eight million pounds to Britain…
Cumberland at anchor