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Revision as of 18:29, 23 June 2014

Admiral Stuart St. John Farquhar, Royal Navy, Retired (2 October, 1865 – 8 February, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[1]

Captain

Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[2]

He was appointed Captain of the heavy cruiser Kent in December 1909.[3]

Great War

Appointed command of the battleship Britannia on 19 July, 1916.[4]

Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917.[5] He was placed on the Retired List on 27 April.[6]

Retirement

Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922,[7] and advanced to the Admiral on the Retired List on 25 October, 1926.[8]

Bibliography

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur W. Ewart
Captain of H.M.S. Doris
27 Nov, 1906[9] – ?
Succeeded by
Spencer A. Hickley
Preceded by
Gerald C. A. Marescaux
Captain of H.M.S. Kent
Dec, 1909[10] – ?
Succeeded by
Allen T. Hunt
Preceded by
Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan
Captain-in-Charge of the Scottish Coast Guard District
20 Dec, 1912[11] – ?
Succeeded by
Marcus R. Hill
Preceded by
Alexander V. Campbell
Captain of H.M.S. Britannia
19 Jul, 1916[12][13] – ?
Succeeded by
Francis W. Caulfeild

 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 24. 2 January, 1906.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 392p.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 302.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 360.
  12. Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 341.
  13. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392p.


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