He was in command of the Royal Naval War College from February, 1911, to January, 1913, becoming a Vice- Admiral on March i5th of the first mentioned year. During the Naval Manoeuvres in July, 1912, he temporarily commanded the Seventh Squadron, hoisting his flag in H.M.S. " Illustrious." He was Chief of the War Staff in January, 1913, and was promoted to Admiral on February loth, 1914. He was nominated Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean in August, 1914, but on the outbreak of war was retained for special service at the Admiralty. He was First Sea Lord from May 2yth, 1915, to December 3rd, 1916, and was then appointed President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. He became a G.C.B. on December 4th, 1916, and First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King on April 2nd, 1917.
