Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss,, known as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss between 1916 and 1919, was a Royal Navy officer. During the First World War, he served as commander o
Portrait of Wemyss by Sir William Orpen
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The British landings at Cape Helles at which Wemyss commanded a squadron
Wemyss (third from right) negotiating the ceasefire at the end of the First World War. Foch (Supreme Allied Commander) standing, his chief of staff Weygand sitting on the right.
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First Sea Lord, officially First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, is the title of the professional head of His Majesty's Naval Service. The CNS is a member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and,
Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss
…Cape Helles and at Suvla Bay during the Gallipoli campaign. He went on to be Commander of the East Indies & Egyptian Squadron in January 1916 and then First Sea Lord in December 1917, in which role he encouraged Admiral Roger Keyes, Commander of the Dover Patrol, to undertake more vigorous operations in the Channel…
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