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United States Navy and World War I: 1914–1922
Cover: During World War I, convoys carried almost two million men to Europe. In this 1920 oil painting “A Fast Convoy” by Burnell Poole, the destroyer USS Allen (DD-66) is shown escorting USS Leviathan (SP-1326). Throughout the course of the war, Leviathan transported more than 98,000 troops. Naval History and Heritage Command 1 United States Navy and World War I: 1914–1922 Frank A. Blazich Jr., PhD Naval History and Heritage Command Introduction This document is intended to provide readers with a chronological progression of the activities of the United States Navy and its involvement with World War I as an outside observer, active participant, and victor engaged in the war’s lingering effects in the postwar period. The document is not a comprehensive timeline of every action, policy decision, or ship movement. What is provided is a glimpse into how the 20th century’s first global conflict influenced the Navy and its evolution throughout the conflict and the immediate aftermath. The source base is predominately composed of the published records of the Navy and the primary materials gathered under the supervision of Captain Dudley Knox in the Historical Section in the Office of Naval Records and Library. A thorough chronology remains to be written on the Navy’s actions in regard to World War I. The nationality of all vessels, unless otherwise listed, is the United States. All errors and omissions are solely those of the author. Table of Contents 1914..................................................................................................................................................1 -
Wellington's Men in Australia
Wellington’s Men in Australia Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c. 1820–40 Christine Wright War, Culture and Society, 1750 –1850 War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850 Series Editors: Rafe Blaufarb (Tallahassee, USA), Alan Forrest (York, UK), and Karen Hagemann (Chapel Hill, USA) Editorial Board: Michael Broers (Oxford UK), Christopher Bayly (Cambridge, UK), Richard Bessel (York, UK), Sarah Chambers (Minneapolis, USA), Laurent Dubois (Durham, USA), Etienne François (Berlin, Germany), Janet Hartley (London, UK), Wayne Lee (Chapel Hill, USA), Jane Rendall (York, UK), Reinhard Stauber (Klagenfurt, Austria) Titles include: Richard Bessel, Nicholas Guyatt and Jane Rendall (editors) WAR, EMPIRE AND SLAVERY, 1770–1830 Alan Forrest and Peter H. Wilson (editors) THE BEE AND THE EAGLE Napoleonic France and the End of the Holy Roman Empire, 1806 Alan Forrest, Karen Hagemann and Jane Rendall (editors) SOLDIERS, CITIZENS AND CIVILIANS Experiences and Perceptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1790–1820 Karen Hagemann, Gisela Mettele and Jane Rendall (editors) GENDER, WAR AND POLITICS Transatlantic Perspectives, 1755–1830 Marie-Cécile Thoral FROM VALMY TO WATERLOO France at War, 1792–1815 Forthcoming Michael Broers, Agustin Guimera and Peter Hick (editors) THE NAPOLEONIC EMPIRE AND THE NEW EUROPEAN POLITICAL CULTURE Alan Forrest, Etienne François and Karen Hagemann (editors) WAR MEMORIES The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Europe Leighton S. James WITNESSING WAR Experience, Narrative and Identity in German Central Europe, 1792–1815 Catriona Kennedy NARRATIVES OF WAR Military and Civilian Experience in Britain and Ireland, 1793–1815 Kevin Linch BRITAIN AND WELLINGTON’S ARMY Recruitment, Society and Tradition, 1807–1815 War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850 Series Standing Order ISBN 978–0–230–54532–8 hardback 978–0–230–54533–5 paperback (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. -
The Hon Sir William Portus Cullen Kcmg – Former Chancellor (1914–34)
THE HON SIR WILLIAM PORTUS CULLEN KCMG – FORMER CHANCELLOR (1914–34) AND VICE–CHANCELLOR (1909–11) An early graduate of the University of Sydney (BA 1880, MA 1882, LLB 1885 and LLD 1887), the Hon Sir William Portus Cullen KCMG was a Fellow of Senate from 1896 to 1934, Vice- Chancellor from 1909 to 1911 and Chancellor from 1914 to 1934. PROFILE (1855 – 1935) KCMG, MA LLD Sydney Fellow of Senate 1896 - 1934, including election by Senate as – Vice-Chancellor 1909 - 1911 – Chancellor 1914 - 1934 His early years William Portus Cullen was born near Jamberoo in New South Wales. He attended a school in nearby Kiama, but it was only after he moved to Sydney at the age of 20 that the opportunity for further education arose. His student days at the University of Sydney Professor Charles Badham persuaded him to sit for a scholarship to the University. He was successful and graduated BA in 1880 with first class honours in classics, having been awarded other prizes and scholarships during his course. He then went on to graduate MA in 1882, LLB in 1885 and LLD in 1887. His career Cullen was admitted to the Bar in 1883 and established a substantial practice, specialising in real property and equity. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1891-94 and the Legislative Council from 1895-1910. Edited: August 2019 Dr Cullen in 1897, photo, Australian Town and Country Journal, 20 February 1897, National Library of Australia. Cullen was a strong nationalist and advocate of the Australian Federation. He was an adviser to (Sir) George Reid when the agreement on Federation was reached in 1899. -
Sir John Northcott
30 Sir John Northcott (1 August 1946 – 31 July 1957) Chris Cunneen The 30th representative of the Crown in New South Wales, John North- cott, was the first Australian to be State or colonial Governor.1 It was only after extraordinary pressure from the Premier William McKell that King George VI, advised by the British Government, agreed to the selection. Birth and military career John Northcott was born on 24 March 1890 at Creswick, Victoria, eldest son of English-born parents: his father, also named John, owned a general store in the nearby town of Dean, his mother was Elizabeth, née Reynolds. Young John was the eldest of four sons and one daughter. Educated at Dean State School and Grenville College, Ballarat, he was a keen member of the school cadets. He was also an enthusiastic horse rider, so in 1908 he enlisted in the Ninth Light Horse Regiment, a militia unit. Deciding on a full time career in the Army he passed the entry examinations and in 1912 joined the Permanent Military Forces as a Lieu- tenant on the Administrative and Instructional Staff. He was posted to Tasmania. On the outbreak of World War I he transferred to the Aust- ralian Imperial Force and in August 1914 was appointed Adjutant of the 12th Battalion, based at Anglesea Barracks, Hobart.2 Northcott’s service record at this time described the 24 year old as five feet eight and a half inches tall, with a fair complexion and blue eyes. His Battalion left for Egypt in October 1914. On Sunday, 25 April 1915, Northcott was one of the first to land at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. -
"Weapon of Starvation": the Politics, Propaganda, and Morality of Britain's Hunger Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919
Wilfrid Laurier University Scholars Commons @ Laurier Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive) 2015 A "Weapon of Starvation": The Politics, Propaganda, and Morality of Britain's Hunger Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919 Alyssa Cundy Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd Part of the Diplomatic History Commons, European History Commons, and the Military History Commons Recommended Citation Cundy, Alyssa, "A "Weapon of Starvation": The Politics, Propaganda, and Morality of Britain's Hunger Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919" (2015). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 1763. https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1763 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive) by an authorized administrator of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A “WEAPON OF STARVATION”: THE POLITICS, PROPAGANDA, AND MORALITY OF BRITAIN’S HUNGER BLOCKADE OF GERMANY, 1914-1919 By Alyssa Nicole Cundy Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Western Ontario, 2007 Master of Arts, University of Western Ontario, 2008 DISSERTATION Submitted to the Department of History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Doctor of Philosophy in History Wilfrid Laurier University 2015 Alyssa N. Cundy © 2015 Abstract This dissertation examines the British naval blockade imposed on Imperial Germany between the outbreak of war in August 1914 and the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles in July 1919. The blockade has received modest attention in the historiography of the First World War, despite the assertion in the British official history that extreme privation and hunger resulted in more than 750,000 German civilian deaths. -
'The Admiralty War Staff and Its Influence on the Conduct of The
‘The Admiralty War Staff and its influence on the conduct of the naval between 1914 and 1918.’ Nicholas Duncan Black University College University of London. Ph.D. Thesis. 2005. UMI Number: U592637 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissertation Publishing UMI U592637 Published by ProQuest LLC 2013. Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 CONTENTS Page Abstract 4 Acknowledgements 5 Abbreviations 6 Introduction 9 Chapter 1. 23 The Admiralty War Staff, 1912-1918. An analysis of the personnel. Chapter 2. 55 The establishment of the War Staff, and its work before the outbreak of war in August 1914. Chapter 3. 78 The Churchill-Battenberg Regime, August-October 1914. Chapter 4. 103 The Churchill-Fisher Regime, October 1914 - May 1915. Chapter 5. 130 The Balfour-Jackson Regime, May 1915 - November 1916. Figure 5.1: Range of battle outcomes based on differing uses of the 5BS and 3BCS 156 Chapter 6: 167 The Jellicoe Era, November 1916 - December 1917. Chapter 7. 206 The Geddes-Wemyss Regime, December 1917 - November 1918 Conclusion 226 Appendices 236 Appendix A. -
The Church Act
The Church Act: The expansion of Christianity or the imposition of moral enlightenment? David Stoneman A Thesis submitted as fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of New England, Australia, 2011. Abstract The Church Act (1836) redefined and reinvigorated the religious environment in the emerging British colony of New South Wales, which profoundly impacted on its social and political development in a period of rapid population growth. It was a popular measure that has seen Governor Richard Bourke, its principal architect, be remembered as a provider of religious freedom. The simple motivation of the Act to expand Christianity and therefore morality has been complicated by the assertion that it assisted the expansion of a ‘new faith’ called moral enlightenment. This changes the implication of the Act and redefines the motives of the people responsible for its introduction, especially Bourke, by assuming that secular Enlightenment principles overrode Christian objectives. This has provided an ideological superstructure that has been used by some nationalist historians to present a picture of New South Wales colonial life that was fundamentally irreligious verging on atheistic. This has served to diminish the importance of religious thought and belief in the early development of Australia. This thesis argues that the Church Act was conceived to counter various forms of alternative belief and synchronised Christianity, ranging from plebeian ‘folk religion’ to heterodoxical, intellectual Protestantism. It encouraged orthodox Christianity by financially supporting the denominations that had cultural as well as spiritual connections to the majority of the population. The thesis concludes that the Church Act should be categorised as being a product of the ‘Age of Atonement’ not the imposition of moral enlightenment. -
Sir Eric Winslow Woodward
31 Sir Eric Winslow Woodward (1 August 1957 – 31 July 1965) Ken Turner Sir Eric Winslow Woodward was the first Governor of New South Wales to have been born there – at Hay on 21 July 1899.1 His grandfather had been a pioneer landowner in the area, while his father, Albert William, was managing a station near Booligal when Eric was born. Before Eric was two, his family moved to southern Queensland where his father again managed properties, first near Charleville, then from 1907 near Clifton on the Darling Downs. Until he was nine, Eric was an outback child, usually shoeless, edu- cated by his mother because schools were so far away. After briefly attending a small State school, he became a pupil at Toowoomba Gram- mar on 31 January 1911. A brother had died shortly before, and his family life was further disrupted by the death of his father on 28 November 1911, his skull fractured by a horse kick. With no compensation or estate, Eric’s mother, Marie Caldwell (née Reid), supported two sons by running a boarding house and later by working as a housekeeper. Hopes for the boys’ future had to be scaled down. At Toowoomba Grammar Eric did well; he played rugby in the firsts, captained the swimming team, and won the Prefects’ Prize along with others for Mathematics, Languages, and General Proficiency. Neverthe- less, he could not afford to take up a career requiring university training. Instead he won a scholarship to the Royal Military College, Duntroon. There was family precedent for this; his great grandfather CW Wall had retired as Lieutenant-Colonel in 1827 after serving as Commanding Offi- cer of The Buffs in New South Wales. -
Part 5 of Australian Frontier Wars
NUNAWADING MILITARY HISTORY GROUP MINI NEWSLETTER No. 29 Part 5 of Australian Frontier Wars First Military Forces The British Army in Australia After the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, the colony of New South Wales was initially defended by a force of three companies of marines. (Interestingly the Royal Marines remained in Australia until 1913). In 1790 this force was relieved by a specially raised corps, known as the New South Wales Corps, which pro- vided colonial defence until 1810 when they were returned to England following the events of the Rum Rebel- lion. After this, regular British Army regiments were dispatched to the Australian colonies on a rotational basis, to serve as a colonial garrison for the next 60 years. The first regiment to arrive was the 73rd, who were brought to colony to replace the New South Wales Corps by Lachlan Macquarie. The size of these forces varied over time and they were dispersed over a number geographically diverse loca- tions, including Van Diemen's Land (later known as Tasmania), Port Phillip District (later Victoria), the Swan River Colony (later known as Western Australia), South Australia, Moreton Bay and Cape York in what later be- came Queensland, and Melville Island and other places in modern-day Northern Territory. Initially the garrison was formed by only one regiment (battalion equivalent), however, in 1824 it rose to three. At its peak, in the 1840s, there were between four and six, although this fell to two in the early 1850s and then to one by the end of the decade. -
THE GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 27, 1891. 64'Fl
THE GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 27, 1891. 64'fl fl-umber of persons present and voting on the Mayor of the City of London, and the •seventh" day of November one thousand eight Lord Mayor of the said city for the time hundred ninety and one. being; Sir William j Lawrence, Knt., Sir . This Statute if approved will be inserted, in James Clarke Lawrence, Bart., Sir Andrew Lusk, Statute 13 (c) immediately after 13 (6). Bart, William James Richmond. Cotton, Esq., 13 (c). The seniority of Felltiws shall be deter- Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott, Knt., Sir John inined according to .tlie order of their admission Whittaker Ellis, Bart., Sir Henry Edmund :& fuU fellows. Knight, Knt., Colonel Sir Reginald Hanson, Provided that where a person is appointed Bart., Sir Polydore De Keyser, Knt., and Sir To-appointed or elected to an Official Fellowship James Whitehead, Bart., Aldermen of the city of who has been a Fellow within a year before such London ; Sir Thomas Chambers; Knt., Recorder Appointment re-appointment . or election his of the city of London, and the Recorder of the .seniority shall be reckoned from the date of his said city for the time being; David Evans, -.first admission. Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel Phineas Cowan, .Stuart Knill, Esq., George Robert Tyler, Esq., Joseph Renals, Esq.,. Colonel. Walter Henry Wilkin, George Faudel Phillips, Esq., Edward Hart, Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel Horatio David Dav-tes, John Voce Moore, Esq., Alfred James. Newton, Esq., Frank Green, Esq., Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale, Esq., Marcus Samuel, Esq., Privy Council Office, 2-k/S -
CALENDAR 2011 Sydney.Edu.Au/Calendar Calendar 2011 Calendar 2011
CALENDAR 2011 sydney.edu.au/calendar Calendar 2011 Calendar 2011 The Arms of the University Sidere mens eadem mutato Though the constellations change, the mind is universal The Arms Numbering of resolutions The following is an extract from the document granting Arms to the Renumbering of resolutions is for convenience only and does not University, dated May 1857: affect the interpretation of the resolutions, unless the context otherwise requires. Argent on a Cross Azure an open book proper, clasps Gold, between four Stars of eight points Or, on a chief Gules a Lion passant guardant Production also Or, together with this motto "Sidere mens eadem mutato" ... to Web and Print Production, Marketing and Communications be borne and used forever hereafter by the said University of Sydney Website: sydney.edu.au/web_print on their Common Seal, Shields, or otherwise according to the Law of Arms. The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia The motto, which was devised by FLS Merewether, Second Vice- Phone: +61 2 9351 2222 Provost of the University, conveys the feeling that in this hemisphere Website: sydney.edu.au all feelings and attitudes to scholarship are the same as those of our CRICOS Provider Code: 00026A predecessors in the northern hemisphere. Disclaimer ISSN: 0313-4466 This publication is copyright and remains the property of the University ISBN: 978-1-74210-173-6 of Sydney. This information is valid at the time of publication and the University reserves the right to alter information contained in the Calendar. Calendar 2010 ii Contents -
Getting to Know CEW Bean; Barrister, Judge's Associate, Moral Philosopher
BE SUBSTANTIALLY GREAT IN THY SELF: Getting to Know C.E.W. Bean; Barrister, Judge’s Associate, Moral Philosopher APPENDIX III Chronology of the Judicial Work Schedule of Owen J during CEW Bean’s Associateship(1905-1907) (Based on cases reported in the State Reports (NSW) and the Weekly Notes (NSW) DATE EVENT 1905 Tuesday Full Court (Owen, Cohen and Pring JJ): May 2 Dettman v Williams (1905) 5 SR (NSW) 265; 22 WN (NSW) 81. Motion to set aside a verdict entered for the Defendant. Employment Law; Construction of. Public Service Act 1902 (NSW). Hearing and Judgment. Owen J delivered leading judgment. Counsel: L Armstrong and Edwards; CB Stephen. Attorneys: AJ McDonald; Crown Solicitor. Tuesday Full Court (Owen, Cohen and Pring JJ): Hamilton v The Rail May 2 Commissioners (1905) 5 SR (NSW) 267; 22 WN (NSW) 69 (State or Reports record date as 2 May 1905; Weekly Notes, 3 May 1905). Wednesday Motion for new trial (after trial before Pring J, without a jury, in May 3 which a verdict was entered by consent for the Plaintiff subject to the opinion of the Full Court). Common law claim for damages for tort of false imprisonment. Construction of Government Railways Act 1901 (NSW) re authority of railway employee to arrest passenger for assaulting him. Hearing and Judgment. Counsel: Want KC and CB Stephen; Sly KC and Boyce. Attorneys: JW Maund; JS Cargill. Thursday Full Court (Darley CJ, Owen and AH Simpson JJ): Re Martin; ex May 4 parte the Commissioners of Taxation (1905) 22 WN (NSW) 62. An appeal from a decision of Walker J, dismissing an appeal from an order of the Registrar in Bankruptcy confirming a plan of distribution in bankruptcy.