Rear Admiral John Saumarez Dumaresq

Date of birth	1873-10-26	Rose Bay, NSW.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1886	Joined the Royal Navy as a cadet.
Other	1894	Served with the Channel Fleet.
Date promoted	1894-08-28	Appointed lieutenant.
Date promoted	1904-06-30	Appointed commander.
Other units	1908-02-07	Commanding Officer HMS Nith.
Date promoted	1910-06-30	Appointed captain.
Other units	1910-06-30	Royal Naval College.
Other units	1912-11-18	HMS Prince of Wales.
Other units	1913-12-19	Commanded HMS Shannon.
Date of honour or award	1916-09-15	Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).
Other units	1917-02-05	Commanding Officer HMAS Sydney.
Other	1917-11-06 - 1919-02-28	Commanding Officer of HMAS Sydney.
Other units	1919-02-28	Returned to Royal Navy.
Date promoted	1919-03-22	Commodore 1st Class.
Other units	1919-03-22	Captain of HMAS Australia.
Other units	1919-03-22	Commanding Officer HM Australian Fleet.
Date of honour or award	1920-10-15	Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO).
Date promoted	1921-06-15	Rear Admiral.
Date of death	1922-07-22	Died of pneumonia.