James Gordon (Royal Navy officer) James Gordon (Royal Navy officer) Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB (6 October 1782 – 8 January 1869) was a Royal Navy officer. As a volunteer, he fought at the Battle of Groix, at the Battle of the Glorious First of June and at the Battle of Cape St Vincent during the French Revolutionary Wars and then, as a midshipman, served under Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile. Gordon became commanding officer of the 28-gun frigate which took part of a hard-fought action between three British ships and the combined forces of a
John Turner (naval officer) war he was appointed Sub District Naval Officer and Executive Officer of the Birkenhead Naval Depot on 13 October 1919. On 12 July 1920, Turner was Officer of the Guard for the arrival of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. Turner's eldest son, Sub Lieutenant John George James (Jack) Turner, Royal Australian Naval Reserve, was Second Officer of the Guard. Promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander on 1 May 1922, Turner was transferred to the Retired list on 1 November 1922. In early August 1936, a reunion of the "Protector" crew was held at Alberton, Port Adelaide. Both