Admiral Sir Rudolf Walter Bentinck, KCB, KCMG

Admiral Sir Rudolf Walter Bentinck

• Born on 20 March 1868.
• Son of Walter Theodore Edward Bentinck, Baron Bentinck and Henrietta Jane Christina Hinton.
• Married Mabel Fetherstonhaugh, daughter of Timothy Fetherstonhaugh and Hon. Maria Georgiana Carleton, on 13 April 1898.
• Died on 31 March 1947 at age 79.
• Educated at H.M.S. Britannia, England.
• Commissioned in 1882, in the service of the Royal Navy.
• Fought in the Sudan Campaign in 1891.
• Flag Commander to the Commander-in-Chief of China between 1904 and 1906.
• Member of the Ordnance Board between 1908 and 1910.
• Commander in 1913 at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England.
• Invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1916.
• Fought in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, as Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Beatty, where he was mentioned in despatches.
• Decorated with the award of the Order of the St. Vladimir of Russia (3rd Class with swords).
• Decorated with the award of the Order of Sacred Treasure (3rd Class).
• Decorated with the award of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan.
• Decorated with the award of the Commander, Legion of Honour.
• Wrote the book Order of the Crown of italy.
• Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1918 and 1921.
• Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty between 1918 and 1921.
• Invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1919.
• Rear-Admiral in 1921 in the service of the 1st Battle Squadron, Atlantic Fleet.
• Commander-in-Chief of the Africa Station between 1922 and 1924.
• Vice-Admiral in 1924.
• Invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1926.
• Commander-in-Chief of the Plymouth between 1926 and 1929.
• Admiral in 1928. Children of Admiral Sir Rudolf Walter Bentinck and Mabel Fetherstonhaugh
• Renira Bentinck d. 1983
• Captain Wolf Wolter Rudolf Bentinck b. 28 Nov 1903, d. 6 Dec 1992 The Peerage

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Royal Navy Officers 1899-1919

• First name(s) Rudolf Walter
• Last name Bentinck
• Birth year 1869
• Rank Admiral
• Country United Kingdom
• Birth date 20 Mar 1869
• Enrollment date 15 Jul 1882
• Archive reference ADM196/43

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