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He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 29 January, 1920.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31791/supplements/2189 (Supplement) no. 31791.  p. 2189.]  24 February, 1920.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32719/supplements/4474 (Supplement) no. 32719.  p. 4474.]  13 June, 1922.</ref>
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 29 January, 1920.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31791/supplements/2189 (Supplement) no. 31791.  p. 2189.]  24 February, 1920.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32719/supplements/4474 (Supplement) no. 32719.  p. 4474.]  13 June, 1922.</ref>
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Admiral Francis S. Miller, 1919.
© National Portrait Gallery, London.

Admiral Francis Spurstow Miller, C.B., R.N., Retired (25 November, 1863 – 6 February, 1954) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Miller's promotion to the rank of Lieutenant was dated 22 May, 1885.[1]

Miller was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1897.[2]

Captain

Miller was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1903.[3]

In January 1905, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Niobe[4] until being appointed to command Hawke on 9 July.[5]

He was appointed in command of Sutlej in May 1906.[6]

He was appointed to command the battleship Goliath on 4 December, 1907.[7]

He was appointed to command the destroyer Duncan in December 1912, serving in her for eleven months.[8]

Miller was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 14 October, 1913.[9]

Great War

On 8 August, 1914, Miller was appointed Rear-Admiral at Scapa Flow.[10]

On 18 May, 1917 Miller was appointed to take charge of the northern division of the naval command in Ireland, taking pressure off the leadership in Queenstown.[11] Miller was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 September, 1918.[12] His title at the close of hostilities was Vice-Admiral, Buncrana, and in charge of the Northern Division of the Irish Command.[13]

Post-War

Miller was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[14]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 29 January, 1920.[15] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.[16]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral F. S. Miller" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 8 February, 1954. Issue 52850, col E, p. 8.
  • Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Appointment 		Rear-Admiral,
Scapa
1914 – 1916 		Succeeded by
Robert J. Prendergast

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John Denison 		Captain of H.M.S. Niobe
Jan, 1905 – ? 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Umfreville
Preceded by
Arthur J. Horsley 		Captain of H.M.S. Hawke
9 Jul, 1905 – ? 		Succeeded by
William L. Grant
Preceded by
William L. Grant 		Captain of H.M.S. Sutlej
May, 1906 – ? 		Succeeded by
Evelyn R. Le Marchant
Preceded by
Robert H. J. Stewart 		Captain of H.M.S. Goliath
4 Dec, 1907 – ? 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Kiddle
Preceded by
Francis W. Kennedy 		Captain of H.M.S. Duncan
11 Dec, 1912 – ? 		Succeeded by
Frederic A. Whitehead

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 June, 1905. Issue 37745, col F, p. 12.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 321.
  8. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28768. p. 7521. 28 October, 1913.
  10. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (March, 1915). p. 4.
  11. ↑ Newbolt. Naval Operations. V. p. 35.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
  13. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31791. p. 2189. 24 February, 1920.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474. 13 June, 1922.

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