As First Lord of the Admiralty in 1915, he was deeply involved in a campaign in the Dardanelles that could have shortened the course of a bloody world war.

• 1915年，他作为海军大臣，专心致志地指挥本可缩短血腥的世界大战进程的达达尼尔海峡战役，但他没能完成使命，损兵折将，伤亡惨重。