Matthew Best

The Hon Sir Matthew Best
Born	18 June 1878
Died	13 October 1940 Frampton, Dorset
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Queen Elizabeth HMS Nelson 2nd Cruiser Squadron America and West Indies Station
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral The Honourable Sir Matthew Robert Best KCB DSO CVO (18 June 1878 – 13 October 1940) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station.

Naval career

Best joined the Royal Navy in around 1895. He served in World War I and fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 as Flag Captain to the Commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet.^[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of HMS Queen Elizabeth in 1919 and Commanding Officer HMS Nelson and Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet in 1927, before becoming Commander of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron in the Atlantic Fleet in 1929.^[1] He was made Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in 1931 and Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station in 1937.^[1]

He died in 1940 at Frampton in Dorset.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^ "Admiral Sir Matthew Best" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 15 October 1940. Issue 48747, col F, pg. 7.

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Reginald Plunkett	Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station 1934–1937	Succeeded by Sir Sidney Meyrick

Persondata
Name	Best, Matthew
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Date of birth	18 June 1878
Place of birth
Date of death	13 October 1940
Place of death	Frampton, Dorset