Admiral the Honourable Sir Herbert Meade-Fetherstonhaugh, G.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., (3 November, 1875 – 27 October, 1964)
Life and Career
Born Herbert Meade, the son of Admiral The Earl of Clanwilliam, he changed his name on 1 November 1932.
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October 1897, to Commander on 30 June 1908, and to Captain on 31 December 1914.
He was appointed in command of Goshawk on 19 May 1912 and commanded her in the Battle of Heligoland Bight, and was commended for his "coolness and verve" and for helping sink the German destroyer Template:DE-V187.
He commanded the light cruiser Royalist at the Battle of Jutland, supporting the Grand Fleet as part of the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron.
In June 1917, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Ceres.
Post War
In August 1921, he took command of the battlecruiser Renown. He left the ship as it began an extensive period of refit from 1923 to 1926.
Meade was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 November 1925, to Vice Admiral on 8 May 1930, and finally to Admiral on31 July 1934.