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DEATH OF ADMIRAL

LORD WEMYSS.

LANDING AT GALLIPOLI

RECALLED

London, May 24.

25, 1933.

DEATH OF MR, D. DE GROOT

FAMOUS ANGLO-DUTCH

VIOLINIST

London, May 24,

Admiral Lord Wester Wemyss, Mr. D. de Groot, the famous successor of Earl Jellicoe ns First Anglos-Dutch violinist, is dead. Sen Lord, one of England's most Our Own Correspondent.

Mr. D. De Groot, the Anglo- distinguished naval men, died at

Dutch violinist, wAB born In Cannes to-day--Reuter,

Rosslyn Erskine Wester Wemyss, Amsterdam in 1871. He was the the British admiral, was born in only son of a poor musician. From April, 1864. Entering the navy at childhood his ambition was to be the age of 13, he became a violinist and after training by Lieutenant in 1887 and a Captain an uncle, he won a five year muste in 1901. In that year. he was scholarship. It was arranged that given command of the Ophir in at the end of 15 years he should which King George and Queen go to Berlin to study under Mary, then Duke and Duchess of Joachim, but his father had an Cornwall and York, made a tour accident which prevented him of the Empire.

from earning his living. The lad Appointed A. D. G. to the King was then only 15, but he had to 1910, he commanded the take up the task of trying to keep Balmoral Castle with the rank of himself and hio quarents. By commodore when the Duke of Con-playing at dance halls, concerts, naught visited South Africa in that parties, etc., and working 15 or year to open the first Union Parlia-16 hours a day, he managed to inent. Promoted Rear-Admiral in make ends meet. Soon after be 1911, he was the next year given was 10 he was made leader at the the command of the Second Battle Opera House at £2 a week, which Squadron.

was then considered a high salary. When the World War came her the next 3 years he got engage- was in command of the 12th ments in Belgium and also at the | Cruiser Squadron, a force which Paris Exhibition of 1900.

In

was employed along with the Soon afterwards he received French Northern Squadron in the simultaneously an offer of the vital tank of screening the passage leadership of an orchestra in a of the British Expeditionary Force

large German town and a tele- to France. A few weeks later he gram from his uncle, who was was sent with his cruisers across then in London, stating that he

the Atlantic to convoy the first had an engagement for him at two

guineas

week. Though "

the

Of

Canadian troopships to Europe.

Early in 1915 he was ordered to Mudros to make preparations for German offer was far better than who was the landing of British forces on the the latter, De Groot, Gallipoli peninsula, The task was then 20, accepted his uncle's offer, one of extraordinary difficulty, but, as he was very keen to go to Eng- us the oficial record of his servicra innd.

On his first night in London his says, "he created a base out of nothing and with wholly innude-salary was raised to five guineas. quate nanistanee. When it is con- In a week ho was made conductor sidered that in addition the de-of the orchestra and, a fortnight licate administrative and police inter, his salary was doubled. duties the work had to be done and Other engagements eame quickly. its infinite difficulties overcome for he was in great demand for without offence to neutral or Allied concerts, partles and hotel susceptibilities, it will be obvious chestras. Sending for his father that it required tact, resource and and mother, he made his home in organising ability of a high order."England and became naturalised

When the great landing on Soon after the formation of the Callipoli took place, he was in British Brondensting Co.. his or- entire charge of the naval arrange-chestra which was playing daily ments. All units of the army at a leading hotel was engaged as agreed that without the magnifi-one of the chief items on the wire. payment cent support of his squadron the less programmes. The operation could not have taken was low, the B.B.C. holding that place. When it was eventually de- the publicity the orchestra receiv cided to withdraw the forces heed was of considerable value. superintended the preparations and When, however, at the end of 1926 was thus largely responsible for it was proposed to reduce the pay", Ruccess of an operation un-he ceased to broadcast. Since paralleled in military history. then De Groot has played much at He was knighted in 1916 (K. C. music halls, ile niso starred in a his violin- B.). After service on the East sound film in which Indies Station he was called to the playing was the chief feature, Admiralty in 1917 and made First

the

Sen Lord in succession to Earl

Jellicoe. He remained at the Ad- Campaign," in which he revealed miralty till 1919 when he was made the difficulties that had to be met Admiral of the Fleet and raised to und attacked the lack of prepara the peerage. In April 1929, he re-tion and the hasty decisions that tired from the navy under the age-were made. Known familiarly

mit. In 1924 he published a book "Rosie" Wemyss, he was a favourite on "The Navy in the Dardanelles with all ranks..

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