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Admiral Dare

World War I

• 7.11.1914 temp comm RNR Cdr
• HMS Idaho
• 9.3.1915 (retd list) to Vice-Adm
• In command, Milford Haven 1915, Rear-Admiral
• 4.6.17 CB
• CB 1917
• 1917 opened Trafalgar Institute for Seafarers (St Andrews Waterside Church Mission); speech praising RNR: "If the Grand Fleet did anything the "Daily Mail" would tell them all about it, but about his men, well, wait till after it was all over (applause)"
• 1917 member of Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society, 69th annual meeting in Taunton he donated local birds and birds' eggs
• 1914 death of brother; grandfather and father (both Charles Holcombe Dare of North Curry) named
• 1918 daughter Maud married Lt Cdr Yorke RNVR
• 19 Oct 1917 awarded Military CB as Vice Adm
• 3.9.1918 full Adm (retd list)

After World War I

• 1919 struck flag commanding Milford Haven, held since 1915; was retired (for 5 yrs) when war began in his 60th year; 1906-1909 Eastern Coastguard District; KCMG and CB for war work
• 27.5.1919 KCMG
• KCMG 12 June 1919; also present were David Beatty and Douglas Haig