John Saumarez Dumaresq | |
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 Rear Admiral John Dumaresq, 1922 | |
| Born | 26 October 1873 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 22 July 1922 (aged 48) Manila, Philippines |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1886–1922 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | HM Australian Fleet (1919–22) HMAS Sydney (1917–19) HMS Repulse (1917) HMS Shannon (1913–17) HMS Prince of Wales (1912–13) HMS Swift (1910) HMS Nith (1908–10) |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Order of Saint Catherine (Russia) |
Rear Admiral John Saumarez Dumaresq, CB, CVO (/dʊˈmɛrɪk/ duu-MERR-ik;[1] 26 October 1873 – 22 July 1922) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He served during the First World War but is most remembered as an inventor, for development of the device named after him, the Dumaresq, which helped users calculate the rate at which the range to an enemy ship was changing over time. He was the first Australian born officer to command the Australian Fleet.
- ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford UP, 1971), p. 48.