Martyn Jerram

Admiral Sir Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram, (6 September 1858 – 19 March 1933 ) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station.

Naval career Jerram was educated at Woodcote House School. He joined the Royal Navy in 1871. He commanded a Battalion of the Naval Brigade on an expedition to Kenya in 1890. He later commanded HMS Russell. He retired in 1917. and a Knight Commander of that Order (KCB) in the 1914 New Year Honours. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1916, and a Knight Grand Cross of that Order (GCMG) in the 1919 Birthday Honours for services rendered in connection with the War.

Jerram was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Emperor of Japan in 1916, the Order of Saint Anne First Class with Swords by the Russian Government in 1917 for distinguished service in the Battle of Jutland, and appointed a Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus by the King of Italy in 1917.

Family In 1892 he married Clara Isabel Parsons, He had two sons: Roy Martyn Jerram, b. 1895 Nigel Martyn Jerram, b. at Weymouth 9 March 1900

Legacy Mount Jerram in the Canadian Rockies was named for him in 1922.