Two days later, the British prime minister, Winston Churchill sent a memo to his chief staff officer, General Hastings Ismay, asking him to begin planning an operation for a raid on the islands as soon as possible and stating that he felt that it would be the type of operations that the newly formed Commandos would be suited for.

Ismay began his education in Britain at the Charterhouse School, and his parents hoped that after completing his education there he would attend Cambridge and enter the civil service.

After the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, the White Star Line's owner, J. Bruce Ismay, required that every passenger boat under his control would thereafter be fitted with sufficient lifeboats for all passengers.

A year later he was returned to the sales and was bought for 1, 200 guineas by the Irish division of the British Bloodstock Agency acting on behalf of John Ismay and Mrs Darby Rogers.

Jacob was the co-author ( along with Lord Ismay ) of the 1963 Report on the Central Organisation of Defence, a work he later came to regard as his most important ever.

A staff officer with the corps was Hastings Ismay, later Lord Ismay, Churchill's military advisor.

Ismay later said he gave the warning back when Captain Smith asked for it later that evening.

He later became vice president of IMM, while Griscom was replaced as president by Joseph Bruce Ismay in 1904 ( who was also president of the White Star Line ).

Designed by architects Richard Norman Shaw and J. Francis Doyle, it was built for the Ismay, Imrie and Company shipping company, which later became the White Star Line.

Ismay was born in India in 1887, but educated in the United Kingdom at the Charterhouse School and Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

After completing the course at Sandhurst, Ismay placed fourth overall on its examinations and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Indian Army.

Afterwards, Churchill told Major General Hastings Ismay ‘ Don ’ t speak to me, I have never been so moved ’.

In his memoirs, Ismay recalled that he never solved the puzzle of how to convey his very genuine concerns of the time to the right people.

Ismay is the only one of these three men who survives, and it is clear that he will never fully recover from the sinking.

After leaving the regiment, Ismay did not immediately find a place in the Indian cavalry, so he spent nine months floating among positions with various British and Indian units.

He subsequently made his well-known comment, " Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few " to General Ismay as they got into their car to leave.

When he came to the famous sentence, ‘ Never in the history of mankind have so many owed so much to so few ’, Ismay said ‘ What about Jesus and his disciples ?’ ‘ Good old Pug ,’ said Winston, who immediately changed the wording to ‘ Never in the field of human conflict ....‘.

Ismay had always held an interest in the Asiantic Steam Navigation Company and wanted to see how it was run, so he and Gustav Wolff, founder of Harland & Wolff, decided to take a trip to India on board an ANSC steamer.

From 1863 till 1899 Thomas Henry Ismay was president of White Star Line and had several ships under his authority, Most of these ships up until 1870 were chartered, even after 1870 most of White Star Lines vessels were chartered from more notable / wealthy shipping lines, the reason being so that they were not completely at fault if someone died on board because of medical or the ships being and condition.

Even so, a tour was organised for journalists on 17 March, with members of the press being welcomed by Lord Ismay and shown around the Rooms by their custodian, Mr. George Rance.

Ismay, however, " had a sneaking desire to be a cavalry soldier ", and after doing poorly on his final examinations at Charterhouse, he was not eligible to attend Cambridge.

Schwabe offered to finance the new line if Ismay had his ships built by Wolff's company, Harland and Wolff.

J. Bruce Ismay, the owner of the line who sailed on the Titanic, had his office in the building.

During World War II the committee was a sub-committee of the War Cabinet, and in addition to the three service chiefs, it had an additional member, in the person of General Sir Hastings Ismay, who acted as its secretary.

Ismay Preston, daughter of Viscount Gormanston and widow of Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart MP, who had been killed on active service in the war.

He might also have had business with J. Bruce Ismay, chairman of the White Star Line.

Some Ismay critics have pointed to this as evidence that Ismay had convinced Captain Smith to increase the ship's speed, which Ismay denies, and that this was Captain Smith showing Ismay there was danger.

As had been arranged before Titanic sank, J. Bruce Ismay retired as president of IMM in 1913 and was succeeded by Harold Sanderson and Morgan died on March 31, 1913.

* Lord Charles Edward FitzRoy ( 1857 – 1911 ), married his distant cousin Ismay FitzRoy, daughter of the 3rd Baron Southampton, and had issue ( Charles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton ).

* Lady Anne Mildred Ismay FitzRoy ( born 7 August 1920 ), married Major Colin Mackenzie and had issue.

* Lady Margaret Alice Seymour ( 1869 – 1901 ), married James Ismay and had issue.

Ismay thoroughly enjoyed his time with the regiment, describing it as " blissful.

Works in Ireland include the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge Dublin, which consists of a bridge over the railway and a bridge over the river Liffey ( unbuilt ) and two tiered sunken gardens ; Heywood Gardens, County Laois ( open to the public ) consisting of a hedge garden, lawns, tiered sunken garden and a belvedere ; extensive changes and extensions to Lambay Castle, Lambay Island near Dublin consisting of a circular battlement enclosing the restored and extended castle and farm building complex, upgraded cottages and stores near the harbour, a real tennis court, a large guest house ( The White House ), a boathouse and a chapel ; alterations and extensions to Howth Castle, County Dublin ; the unbuilt Hugh Lane gallery straddling the River Liffey on the site of the Ha ' penny Bridge and the unbuilt Hugh Lane Gallery on the west side of St Stephen's Green ; a Lodge at Costelloe, County Galway ( that was used for refuge by J Bruce Ismay the Chairman of the White Star Line following the sinking of the Titanic ) and a hunting lodge near Rosapenna in northern County Donegal, most recently used as a youth hostel.

Ismay is located at ( 46. 499497 ,-104. 793590 ).

In 1907, Ismay found a permanent position in the Indian cavalry, joining the 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry, based at Risalpur.

Ismay established the company's headquarters at Albion House, Liverpool.

FitzRoy was born at Euston Hall near Thetford, the eldest son of the Reverend Lord Charles Edward FitzRoy and of his wife Ismay FitzRoy, daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton.

Ismay also accompanied Churchill to many of the Allied war conferences.

Bruce Ismay ceded control to IMM in the face of intense pressure from shareholders and J. P. Morgan, who threatened a rate war.

His son was Joseph Bruce Ismay who travelled on ( and survived ) the maiden voyage of his company's ocean liner, the in 1912.

Joseph Bruce Ismay ( 12 December 1862 – 17 October 1937 ) was an English businessman who served as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line of steamships.