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Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, GCB, CMG, MVO (12 April 1864 – 24 May 1933), known as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss between 1916 and 1919, was a Royal Navy officer. During the First World War he served as commander of the 12th Cruiser Squadron and then as Governor of Moudros before leading the British landings at Cape Helles and at Suvla Bay during the Gallipoli campaign. He went on to be Commander of the East Indies & Egyptian Squadron in January 1916 and then First Sea Lord in December 1917, in which role he encouraged Admiral Roger Keyes, Commander of the Dover Patrol, to undertake more vigorous operations in the Channel, ultimately leading to the launch of the Zeebrugge Raid in April 1918.

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rdfs:label	Rosslyn Wemyss (cs) Rosslyn Wemyss, 1. Baron Wester Wemyss (de) Rosslyn Wemyss (fr) Rosslyn Erskine-Wemyss, I Barone Wester Wemyss (it) Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss (en) Rosslyn Wemyss, 1:e baron Wester Wemyss (sv)
rdfs:comment	Rosslyn Wemyss, 1. baron Wester Wemyss (Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss) (12. dubna 1864, Londýn, Anglie – 24. května 1933, Cannes, Francie) byl britský admirál. Jako příslušník významné skotské šlechtické rodiny rychle postupoval v hodnostech a sloužil v různých lokalitách britské koloniální říše. Aktivně se zúčastnil bojů za první světové války, v letech 1917–1919 zastával funkci prvního námořního lorda. Za Velkou Británii podepsal v listopadu 1918 příměří v Compiėgne, v roce 1919 dosáhl v námořnictvu nejvyšší hodnosti velkoadmirála (Admiral of the Fleet). V roce 1919 zároveň s titulem barona vstoupil do Sněmovny lordů. Za zásluhy během první světové války obdržel vyznamenání ve Francii, Itálii, Rumunsku a USA. (cs) Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, GCB, CMG, MVO (12 April 1864 – 24 May 1933), known as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss between 1916 and 1919, was a Royal Navy officer. During the First World War he served as commander of the 12th Cruiser Squadron and then as Governor of Moudros before leading the British landings at Cape Helles and at Suvla Bay during the Gallipoli campaign. He went on to be Commander of the East Indies & Egyptian Squadron in January 1916 and then First Sea Lord in December 1917, in which role he encouraged Admiral Roger Keyes, Commander of the Dover Patrol, to undertake more vigorous operations in the Channel, ultimately leading to the launch of the Zeebrugge Raid in April 1918. (en) Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss (12 avril 1864 – 24 mai 1933), 1er baron Wester Wemyss, est un amiral de la flotte britannique qui occupa différentes fonctions de commandement durant la Première Guerre mondiale, surtout en Méditerranée et en Égypte. (fr) Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1. Baron Wester Wemyss, GCB, CMG, MVO (* 12. April 1864 in London, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 24. Mai 1933 in Cannes, Frankreich) war ein britischer Admiral der Flotte (Admiral of the Fleet) und Erster Seelord (First Sea Lord: 1917–1919) der britischen Marine. Rosslyn Wemyss war der jüngste Sohn von James Hay Erskine-Wemyss (1829–1864) und dessen Gattin Millicent Anne Mary Erskine († 1895). Seit 1903 war er mit Victoria Morier (1864–1945) verheiratet. Mit ihr hatte er eine Tochter, Alice Elizabeth Millicent Erskine-Wemyss (1906–1994). (de) Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, I barone Wester Wemyss, conosciuto come Sir Rosslyn Wemyss (Londra, 12 aprile 1864 – Cannes, 24 maggio 1933) è stato un militare britannico che tra il 1916 e il 1919 fu ufficiale della Royal Navy. (it) Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1:e baron Wester Wemyss, född den 12 april 1864 i London, död den 24 maj 1933 i Cannes, var en brittisk sjömilitär. Han var postum son till , en ättling till David Wemyss, 4:e earl av Wemyss. (sv)
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death place	Cannes, France (en)
birth place	London, United Kingdom (en)
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