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Revision as of 15:59, 9 August 2014
Admiral Richard Bowles Farquhar, C.B., Royal Navy (12 January, 1859 – 27 November, 1948) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was the second son of Admiral Arthur Farquhar and grandson of Rear-Admiral Farquhar who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. His eldest brother was Admiral Arthur Murray Farquhar.
Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 16 September, 1881.[1]
Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1894.[2]
On 31 December, 1899, he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[3]
He was temporarily appointed command of the battleship Howe on 18 July, 1904.[4]
He was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Essex on 14 September, 1904.[5]
He was appointed command of the battleship Magnificent on 6 November, 1906,[6] but then to Triumph on 4 December, 1906.[7]
Farquhar was appointed Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance on 12 November, 1907,[8] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 December, 1908, vice Scott.[9]
He was relieved as Chief Inspector by Francis G. Eyre on 12 January, 1911.
In 1911 he served as Rear-Admiral of the Devonport Sub-Division of the Home Fleet. In November, 1912 he was appointed president of the Committee on the Ventilation of Modern Warships.
On 1 April, 1913 Farquhar was appointed Vice-President of the Ordnance Board.[10]
Great War
Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 11 September, 1914, vice Sir Edmund S. Poë.[11]
Farquhar was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Companion, of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1917.[12] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 5 October, 1917.[13] He was placed on the Retired List on 1 January, 1918, "at his own request."[14]
Bibliography
- "Adml R. B. Farquhar" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 29 November, 1948. Issue 51241, col E, p. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur A. C. Galloway |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Division, Home Fleet 1911 – 1912 |
Succeeded by Henry L. Tottenham
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| Preceded by A. H. P Turner |
Vice-President of the Ordnance Board 1913 – 1915 |
Succeeded by Cuthbert E. Hunter As Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by The Honourable Walter G. Stopford |
Naval Adviser to the Inspector-General of Fortifications 11 Oct, 1900[15] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur W. E. Prothero |
Captain of H.M.S. Intrepid 2 Oct, 1902[16] |
Succeeded by Harry H. Smyth |
| Preceded by Henry L. Fleet |
Captain of H.M.S. Howe 18 Jul, 1904[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Essex 14 Sep, 1904[18] |
Succeeded by Claud A. W. Hamilton |
| Preceded by Sackville H. Carden |
Captain of H.M.S. Magnificent 6 Nov, 1906[19] |
Succeeded by Sackville H. Carden |
| Preceded by Frederic E. E. Brock |
Captain of H.M.S. Triumph 4 Dec, 1906[20] |
Succeeded by Edmund R. Pears |
| Preceded by ? |
Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance 12 Nov, 1907[21] |
Succeeded by Francis G. Eyre |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25018. p. 4805. 23 September, 1881.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. Book 2. f. 446.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. Book 2. f. 446.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. Book 2. f. 446.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. Book 2. f. 446.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 7 November, 1907. Issue 38484, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28201. p. 9182. 1 December, 1908.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 7 March, 1913. Issue 40153, col B, p. 4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28902. p. 7293. 15 September, 1914.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 1. 1 January, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30336. p. 10604. 16 October, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30457. p. 273. 4 January, 1918.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 446.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 445.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. Book 2. f. 446.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 446.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. Book 2. f. 446.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 446.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. Book 2. f. 446.
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