George Jellicoe: SAS and SBS Commander

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At the opening, he presented the home with a copy of the ship’s badge from HMS Iron Duke, Jellicoe’s flagship in the First World War.

among the bravest, ablest, most decent members of the Heath Government ... [B]ut need the Prime Minister have got rid of Lord Jellicoe in such peremptory style? Could he not have refused his resignation until all the facts were available? In the early hours of 10 July, in a heavy swell that had been whipped up by strong winds, the SRS landed unopposed. With speed, and well-rehearsed drills, they disembarked from their landing-craft, crossed the beach and scaled the cliff – a classic commando landing perfectly executed. Paddy Mayne locates the target George Jellicoe, son of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commander of the British Grand Fleet at Jutland, was never compromised by his privileged upbringing. In this insightful biography, his son describes a life of action, drama, public service and co For Lewes and another companion things went well but Stirling’s parachute snagged on the tailfin of the plane sending him plummeting to earth significantly faster than intended. Lord Byers for the Liberal Party added: "we regret bitterly his resignation ... He was a reforming innovator and the House owes a great deal more than it probably knows to the interest he took in this House and to his initiatives." (Hansard, 5 June 1973)

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The Life of John Rushworth, Earl Jellicoe, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O, L.L.D., D.C.L., by Admiral Sir R. H. Bacon, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., D.S.O., Cassell, London, Toronto, Melbourne & Sydney, 1936. Patricia Christine Jellicoe (née O'Kane), Countess Jellicoe (1917–2012)". National Portrait Gallery . http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp85238/patricia-christine-jellicoe-nee-okane-countess-jellicoe. it was Lord Jellicoe's misfortune that his use of 'call girls' happened to come to light at the particular moment that it did, when the attention of the Press was focused on the private conduct of Ministers in connection with the entirely separate case of Lord Lambton. http://www.lrdg.org/books-and-reference-materials.html Long Range Desert Group Preservation Society

On 22 February 2007, he succeeded his father as Earl Jellicoe (U.K., 1925), Viscount Brocas (U.K., 1925) and Viscount Jellicoe, of Scapa, Orkney (U.K., 1918). [4] Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon (1936). The Life of John Rushworth, Earl Jellicoe, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O, L.L.D., D.C.L. Cassell. ASIN B00085MS20. In 2000, his friend, the former British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Nicholas Henderson, wrote: These are but minor criticisms of an exceptionally informative and enjoyable tribute to an important pioneer of Britain’s world-famous Special Forces and a stirring tale of a gallant young soldier who, through his strong sense of duty and obligation to society, went on to become a distinguished public servant in his quest to continue to serve his country.

On 11 July 1936, he married Susan Pares (1907–1986), the daughter of Margaret Ellis (Daisy), née Dixon (1879–1964) and Sir Bernard Pares KBE (1867–1949), the historian and academic known for his work on Russia. [2]

John Jellicoe, my grandfather, the trust’s founder and first benefactor, would have been honoured – and touched – that such a worthy cause carries his name. It is a legacy to his humanity and his vision.’

At his death, Lord Jellicoe was the longest-serving member of the House of Lords, and arguably the longest-serving parliamentarian in the world, having succeeded his father on 20 November 1935 and come of age and sat first in parliament on 25 July 1939. Because he waited until 28 July 1958 to make his maiden speech, a few peers (viz. Earl Ferrers and Lords Renton, Carrington, Healey, and Strabolgi) could have been considered to have been active parliamentarians longer. Moreover, at the time of his death, on the Privy Council only the Duke of Edinburgh (1951) and Lords Carrington (1959), Deedes and Renton (both 1962) had served longer. a b "Earl Jellicoe". The Independent. 24 February 2007. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Speaking from his home near Lausanne in Switzerland, Nicholas, the vice patron of the RNBT said the charity’s 66-room home provided ‘amazing’ care.