Geoffrey Arbuthnot

Geoffrey Arbuthnot
Sir Geoffrey Arbuthnot
Born	(1885-01-18)18 January 1885 Havant,Hampshire
Died	4 October 1957(1957-10-04)(aged 72) Heyshott,Sussex
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1900–1946
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	East Indies Station(1941–42) HMSValiant(1935–37) HMSSuffolk(1929–31) HMSSeawolf(1925–26)
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Knight of the Legion of Honour(France)

Vice AdmiralSir Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot,KCB,DSO(18 January 1885 – 4 October 1957) was a senior officer in theRoyal Navy.

Naval career

Born inHavant,Hampshire,on 18 January 1885, Arbuthnot was the son of AdmiralCharles Ramsay Arbuthnotand Emily Caroline Schomberg. Educated at theBritanniatraining establishment,Arbuthnot joined theRoyal Navyin 1900 and fought in theFirst World War,where he wasmentioned in despatchesand was awarded theDistinguished Service Orderin 1919.He was appointed Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee atWoolwichin 1927 and then given command of thecruiserHMSSuffolkin 1929.He went on to be Deputy Director of Training in 1932, Director of Training and Staff Duties in 1933 and Commander of the destroyer flotillas in theHome Fleetin 1934 before being given command ofHMSValiantin 1935.He was made NavalAide-de-CamptoKing George VIin 1936.In 1937 he becameFourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport.He also served in theSecond World Warand, having beenCommander-in-Chief, East Indies Stationfrom 1941 to 1942,Arbuthnot was made aKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath(1942) and a Knight of the FrenchLegion of Honour.He was Chairman of the Honours and Awards Committee from 1942 to 1945 when he retired.

Family

On 22 October 1913, he married Jessie Marguerite Henderson, second daughter of William Henderson of Berkeley House,Frome.They three children; Mary Marguerite (1914–1999), Lieutenant Peter Charles Reginald (1915–1941) and Michael Geoffrey Henderson (1919–1967).

Further reading

• "Obituary: Sir Geoffrey Arbuthnot".The Times.London, England. 5 October 1957. p. 8.

External links

• Brewster, Kitty (2010)."The Descendants of John, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott".Archived from the original on 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)