| 词条 | James Rivett-Carnac (Royal Navy officer) |
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|name=James Rivett-Carnac |birth_date=12 February 1891 |death_date={{death-date and age|9 October 1970|12 February 1891}} |birth_place= |death_place= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom |serviceyears= 1910–1947 |rank= Vice Admiral |branch= Royal Navy |commands=HMS Rodney New Zealand Division |unit= |battles=World War I World War II |awards= Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Cross Mentioned in despatches |laterwork= }} Vice-Admiral James William Rivett-Carnac CB CBE DSC DL (12 February 1891 – 9 October 1970) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Division. Naval careerBorn the younger son of Rev. Sir Clennel George Rivett-Carnac, 6th Baronet, Rivett-Carnac joined the Royal Navy in 1910[1] and served in World War I and was mentioned in despatches.[2] He became Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Division in December 1938.[3] He also served in World War II as Director of Training and Staff Duties at the Admiralty from April 1940[3] and as Commanding Officer of the battleship HMS Rodney from 1941 before becoming rear-admiral in charge of the Normandy beaches during the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944.[4] He was mentioned in despatches twice during World War II.[2] He retired in 1947.[1] In retirement he lived in Bury St Edmunds and became Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk.[2] He is buried in the churchyard of St. Martin's parish church in Fornham St. Martin in Suffolk.[5] FamilyHe married Isla Nesta Blackwood.[2] References1. ^1 U-Boat.net {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box|title=Commander-in-Chief, New Zealand Division|before=Irvine Glennie|after=Henry Horan|years=1938–1939}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivett-Carnac, James}}2. ^1 2 3 The Peerage.com 3. ^1 Senior Royal Navy Appointments {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315105247/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf |date=2012-03-15 }} 4. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1462312/Canon-Sir-Nicholas-Rivett-Carnac-Bt.html Obituary: Canon Sir Nicholas Rivett-Carnac, Bt] The Telegraph, 20 May 2004 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.godfreydykes.info/A_FAMOUS_NAVAL_FAMILY.htm|title=The Rivett-Carnac's of Fornham St Martin|publisher=Godfrey Dykes|accessdate=6 October 2017}} 8 : 1891 births|1970 deaths|Royal Navy admirals|Royal Navy officers of World War I|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Companions of the Order of the Bath|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Deputy Lieutenants of Suffolk |
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