sentences:  He was awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class with Swords for his action during the Battle of Jutland on 5 June 1917.Promoted to captain on 30 June 1917, he was given command of the cruiser in the Grand Fleet in July 1917 and was present at the surrender of the German fleet in November 1918.After the end of the war, Forbes served as Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee from October 1919 and then, after attending the Senior Officers' course at the Royal Naval War College, he served as Deputy Director of the Royal Navy Staff College from August 1921.