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
Richard Webb (Royal Navy officer) Richard Webb (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir Richard Webb, KCMG, CB (20 July 1870 – 20 January 1950) was a British Royal Navy officer. Webb was born in Holt, Norfolk, England. He joined the Royal Navy as a Naval Cadet in July 1883. As a Midshipman, he served in the battleship HMS "Alexandra", alongside Midshipman David Beatty and several other future admirals, and then the corvette HMS "Carysfort", both in the Mediterranean. He was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant in December 1889 and promoted lieutenant in December 1891. In September 1893 he qualified as a gunnery officer and then served as a gunnery