[Sir Frederick Charles Doveton; 1st Bart.]. British Admiral, born at Charlton, Kent, on the 9th of June 1859, the son of a naval officer, and entered the navy in 1871. He was promoted lieutenant (1880), commander (1893), captain (1899), rear-admiral (1908), vice-admiral (1913), admiral (1917) and admiral of the fleet (1921). He saw service in Egypt (1882) and in Samoa (1898–99) when he was in command of the Anglo-American force. He was assistant-director of Naval Intelligence to the Admiralty (1900–02) and chief of staff, Mediterranean Fleet (1905–07) and Channel Fleet (1907). In 1910 he became rear-admiral of the first Battle Squadron, and commanded the 2nd Cruiser Squadron (1912–13). During the World War he was commander-in-chief, on the “Invincible,” of the squadron which won the battle of the Falkland Islands, December 8, 1914, and he took part in the battle of Jutland. He was created K.C.B. (1913), and K.C.M.G. (1916); and a baronetcy was conferred on him in 1916, with the title “of the Falkland Islands.” In 1918 he became commander-in-chief of the Nore.
