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NAME TYPE MATERIAL DATE David Beatty Bust Bronze by Feridah Forbes 1936: Erected in 1939

Designed by Feridah Forbes this bust of David Beatty, who is depicted wearing dress uniform and the Order of Merit, was executed by Gaskin of the Art Bronze Foundry in London's Fulham Road. The simple inscription reads: Beatty of Brooksby and the North Sea 1871–1936 David Beatty joined the Navy in 1884 and served in the Sudan (1896–8) and during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion in China. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1910 and was appointed Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill. Early in the First World War he saw action in the Heligoland Bight, the Dogger Bank and Jutland, where he successfully enticed the German Navy into the arms of Jellicoe's Grand Fleet approaching from the North. At the end of 1916, aged only 45, Beatty was promoted Acting Admiral and succeeded Jellicoe as Commander-in-Chief. In September 1919 he was created an earl and appointed First Sea Lord, a post he held until 1927. Lord Beatty, who lived in Brooksby Hall, died in 1936 and was buried in Saint Paul's Cathedral, London. Beatty's wife, Ethel, is buried in All Saints, Digby, Northamptonshire, where there is a brass to her memory. Sepulchral Effigies of Leicestershire and Rutland Text copyright Max Matthews 2002. Selected text copyright Bob Trubshaw 2025–6. Images copyright Max Matthews 2002 or Bob Trubshaw 2002, 2025–6. No copying or reproduction without prior written permission. Published by Heart of Albion Press Back to top of this page This website does not gather or store any visitor information.