Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss

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Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss was a senior British naval officer who served as First Sea Lord during World War I and played a key role in negotiating the Armistice that ended the war on the Western Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Sea Lord
Royal Navy officer
admiral
human
awardReceived Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Bath
Order of the British Empire
The Royal Victorian Order
surface form: Royal Victorian Order
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
employer Royal Navy
familyName Wemyss
fieldOfWork military strategy
naval warfare
givenName Rosslyn
memberOf Board of Admiralty
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
surface form: British Admiralty
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryCommand East Indies station
surface form: East Indies Station

Mediterranean Fleet
Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station
surface form: North America and West Indies Station
militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
surface form: Admiral of the Fleet
nobleTitle Baron
notableAchievement influencing the timing of the Armistice to 11:00 on 11 November 1918
notableEvent signing of the Armistice at Compiègne
notableFor role in concluding the Armistice on the Western Front
service as First Sea Lord in the final phase of World War I
notableRole key British representative in Armistice negotiations
senior British naval officer during World War I
notableWork negotiation of the Armistice of 11 November 1918
occupation military leader
naval officer
participatedIn negotiations ending World War I on the Western Front
partOf British armed forces high command in World War I
positionHeld Commander, East Indies Station
Commander-in-Chief, North American Station
surface form: Commander, North America and West Indies Station

Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
Deputy First Sea Lord
First Sea Lord
serviceEntry late 19th century Royal Navy
sexOrGender male
title Baron Wester Wemyss

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