by German Dreadnoughts during the night action. . (Admiral Arbuthnot himself died when his ship was obliterated with all 903 hands, within minutes of the engagement beginning.) HMS Warrior fought on, exchanging fire with the combined line of German dreadnoughts for a considerable time. While able to manoeuvre somewhat to minimise the damage, Warrior was nevertheless taking hits from and shells, and beginning to suffer large fires and massive carnage on deck. With casualties mounting and signs of flooding, Molteno manoeuvred Warrior out of harm's way as the beleaguered HMS Warspite unintentionally drew the enemy fire. Once out of danger, Molteno had the heavily damaged ship taken in tow, and the crew were safely landed (08:25, 1 June) before the ship was finally discarded and allowed to sink the next day. He was awarded the Order of St. Anna with Swords for his exceptional performance at the battle. A newspaper from the time reports, Molteno then led attacks on German forces that were covering convoys in the North Sea, commanding from HMS Shannon, and when hostilities ended he was appointed aide-de-camp to the King and was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath. He retired in 1921 as rear-admiral but was promoted to vice-admiral in 1926 while on the retired list. He died on 12 November 1952 aged 80. Family life Molteno married Ethel Manwaring Robertson in 1915, and they had one daughter Viola born in 1917. Ethel had been married twice before, firstly to George Batley in 1895 and then James Swanston in 1901. References Further reading Uys, I. South African Military History Who's who. 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers Germiston (1992). . 1872 births 1952 deaths British people of Italian descent Cape Colony people Companions of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Order of St. Anna Royal Navy vice admirals 19th-century South African people Royal Navy officers of World War I Vincent Barkley South African people of Italian descent South African emigrants to the United Kingdom South African people of English descent