Who held the post of First Lord of the Admiralty at the outbreak of the First World War and was appointed to the post again two days after the outbreak of the Second World War?
British home army in the First World War army took priority in the allocation of horses – to the point that the London Scottish were relieved of their entire compliment by a regular battalion – and the animals used to pull the territorial non-motorised transport or mount the yeomanry ranged in pedigree from half-blind pit ponies to show horses. On 5 August, Lord Herbert Kitchener was appointed Secretary of State for War. Under the premiership of Herbert Asquith, he and Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, directed the early war effort. Kitchener was one of the few leading figures who believed the war would be a long
First Lord of the Admiralty Lord High Admiral. The Board of the Admiralty comprised a number of “Lords Commissioners” headed by a First Lord. From the early 1800s the post was always held by a civilian (previously flag officers of the Royal Navy also held the post). In 1832 First Lord Sir James Graham instituted reforms and amalgamated the Board of Admiralty and the Navy Board. By the provisions of the Admiralty Act of 1832, two Lords in committee could legalize any action of the Board. In 1868 Prime Minister, William Gladstone appointed Hugh Childers First Lord, who would introduce a new system at the