An item reported that the British admiral de Robeck (1) on 17 November was relieved byt Sir Horace Rumbold (2) as High Commissioner at Constantinople, Turkey leaving the next day with the British battleship HMS Iron Duke (3) bound form Mudros, Athens and Malta. He arrived with the HMS Iron Duke at Piraeus, Greece on 20 November and after a meeting with Lord Granville (4) continued the voyage towards Malta.
Notes
1. Sir John Michael de Robeck (10 June 1862 Naas, Ireland-20 January 1928 London, England), served in the British Royal Navy between 1875-1924 ending his career in the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean and High Commissioner since July 1919.
2. Sir Horace Montagu Rumbold (5 February 1869 St. Petersburgm Russia-24 May 1941 Tisbury, England) diplomat.
3. Of the Iron Duke-class consisting of the Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor of India. Preceded by the King George V-class and succeeded by the Queen Elizabeth-class. Laid down at the Portsmouth Dockyard on 12 January 1912, launched on 12 October 1912, completed in March 1914, removed from active service becoming a training ship in 1929, depot ship at Scapa Flow since 1939, damaged during an German air attack on 17 October 1939, after repairs beached still in service, sold to the Metal Industries be broken up in 1946. Resold in September 1948 brought towards Glasgow, Scotland and arrived there on 30 November 1948.
4. Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville (4 March 1872-21 July 1939), official Minister to Greece 1917-1920
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-115-34
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