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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Edward Astley Astley-Rushton''', C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (4 September, 1879 – 18 July, 1935) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Edward Astley Astley-Rushton''', C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (4 September, 1879 – 18 July, 1935) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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==Who was Who==
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He was named '''Edward Astley Rushton''' before changing his name by poll deed on 26 June, 1917.<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref>
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RUSHTON, Vice-Admiral Edward Astley Astley-
 
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CB 1927; CMG 1919
 
  
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Born 1879; s of late William Lowes Rushton, Liverpool; m 1908, Vera, d of Sir James Barr; one s one d ; died 18 July 1935
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==Life & Career==
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Born in Lancashire the son of a Barrister-at-Law, Rushton was appointed to the {{UK-1Repulse|f=t}} in the Channel Squadron upon passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in August, 1895.<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/55.|D7603307}} f. 55.</ref>
  
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Vice-Admiral Commanding Reserve Fleet since 1934
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Rushton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1900.<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/55.|D7603307}} f. 55.</ref>
  
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CAREER
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Rushton was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1910.<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/55.|D7603307}} f. 55.</ref>
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2nd in Command and Commanding HMS Southampton and Commanding HMS Melbourne, Grand Fleet, 1914–19; Heligoland, Dogger Bank, and Jutland (despatches, promoted Capt., CMG); Deputy Director, Training and Staff Duties, Admiralty, 1919–21; Director Royal Naval Staff College, 1922–25; Commanded HMS Malaya, 1925–27; Naval ADC to the King, 1927; Rear-Admiral, 1927; Director of Manning, Admiralty, 1928–30; commanded 2nd Cruiser Squadron, 1931–32; Vice-Adm. 1932
 
  
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CLUB
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He was appointed to the {{UK-1Southampton}} on 26 June, 1913.  On 17 June, 1916, he was made Acting Captain in ''Southampton'', being promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1916 and superseded in command on 8 August.<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/55.|D7603307}} f. 55.</ref>
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United Service
 
  
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ADDRESS
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He was appointed in command of the light cruiser [[H.M.A.S. Melbourne (1912)|H.M.A.S. ''Melbourne'']] on 14 December, 1916.{{NLDec18|p. 949}}
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Wenbans, Wadhurst, Sussex
 
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Wadhurst 105
 
  
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==Footnotes==
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On 1 February, 1919, Astley-Rushton was appointed Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 31 January, 1919.  Issue '''42012''', col F, p. 12.</ref>
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In April 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Canterbury|f=t}}.
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He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 21 June:
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<blockquote>For valuable services as Second in Command of H.M.S. "{{UK-1Southampton}}," and later as Commanding Officer of H.M.A.S. "{{AU-Melbourne}}," in the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron.{{GazSup|31413|7905|21 June, 1919}}</blockquote>
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In October 1925, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Malaya}}.
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On the occasion of the King's birthday Astley-Rushton was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June, 1927.{{GazSup|33280|3605|3 June, 1927}}  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 3 August, vice Longden.{{Gaz|33300|5105|5 August, 1927}}
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Astley-Rushton was promoted to {{ViceRN}} on 2 July, 1932.  He died in a motor car accident.<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/55.|D7603307}} f. 55.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*"Vice-Admiral Astley-Rushton" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 20 July, 1935.  Issue '''47121''', col B, pg. 17.
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*"Vice-Admiral Astley-Rushton" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 20 July, 1935.  Issue '''47121''', col B, p. 17.
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</small>
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{{refend}}
  
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==Service Record==
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==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7918859&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/45.]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Southampton (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Southampton'']]'''<br>17 Jun, 1916<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref> &ndash; 8 Aug, 1916<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither|Guy P. Bigg-Wither]]'''|'''[[Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)|Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties]]'''<br>1 Feb, 1919<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref> &ndash; 8 Feb, 1921<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott|Charles A. Scott]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Graham Richard Leicester Edwards|Graham R. L. Edwards]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Canterbury (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Canterbury'']]'''<br>31 Mar, 1921<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref> &ndash; ''c''. Apr, 1922<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Alexander Rice|Robert A. Rice]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Napier Tomlin|George N. Tomlin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Malaya (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Malaya'']]'''<br>15 Oct, 1925<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref> &ndash; Mar, 1927<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Vivian Usborne|Cecil V. Usborne]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Rudolf Miles Burmester|Rudolf M. Burmester]]'''|'''[[Mobilisation Department (Royal Navy)|Director of the Mobilisation Department]]'''<br>18 Dec, 1928<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref> &ndash; 18 Dec, 1930<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax]]'''<br><small>as '''Director of the Manning Department'''</small>}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Matthew Robert Best|The Hon. Matthew R. Best]]'''|'''[[Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>27 Apr, 1931<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref> &ndash; 15 Dec, 1932<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|Percy L. H. Noble]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Munro Kerr|William M. Kerr]]'''|'''[[Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet]]'''<br>24 Apr, 1934<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref> &ndash; 18 Jul, 1935<ref>Astley-Rushton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 55.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Dickens|Gerald C. Dickens]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 6 April 2022

Vice-Admiral Edward Astley Astley-Rushton, C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (4 September, 1879 – 18 July, 1935) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

He was named Edward Astley Rushton before changing his name by poll deed on 26 June, 1917.[1]

Life & Career

Born in Lancashire the son of a Barrister-at-Law, Rushton was appointed to the battleship Repulse in the Channel Squadron upon passing out of Britannia in August, 1895.[2]

Rushton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1900.[3]

Rushton was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1910.[4]

He was appointed to the Southampton on 26 June, 1913. On 17 June, 1916, he was made Acting Captain in Southampton, being promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916 and superseded in command on 8 August.[5]

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser H.M.A.S. Melbourne on 14 December, 1916.[6]

On 1 February, 1919, Astley-Rushton was appointed Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties.[7]

In April 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Canterbury.

He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 21 June:

For valuable services as Second in Command of H.M.S. "Southampton," and later as Commanding Officer of H.M.A.S. "Melbourne," in the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron.[8]

In October 1925, he was appointed in command of Malaya.

On the occasion of the King's birthday Astley-Rushton was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June, 1927.[9] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 August, vice Longden.[10]

Astley-Rushton was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 2 July, 1932. He died in a motor car accident.[11]

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral Astley-Rushton" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 20 July, 1935. Issue 47121, col B, p. 17.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Herbert W. W. Hope 		Captain of H.M.S. Kite
15 Jul, 1909[12][13] – 1 Mar, 1911[14] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Blake
Preceded by
William E. Goodenough 		Captain of H.M.S. Southampton
17 Jun, 1916[15] – 8 Aug, 1916[16] 		Succeeded by
William E. Goodenough
Preceded by
William E. Goodenough 		Captain of H.M.A.S. Melbourne
14 Dec, 1916[17][18] – 1 Feb, 1919[19] 		Succeeded by
Reginald J. N. Watson
Preceded by
Guy P. Bigg-Wither 		Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties
1 Feb, 1919[20] – 8 Feb, 1921[21] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. Scott
Preceded by
Graham R. L. Edwards 		Captain of H.M.S. Canterbury
31 Mar, 1921[22] – c. Apr, 1922[23] 		Succeeded by
Robert A. Rice
Preceded by
George N. Tomlin 		Captain of H.M.S. Malaya
15 Oct, 1925[24] – Mar, 1927[25] 		Succeeded by
Cecil V. Usborne
Preceded by
Rudolf M. Burmester 		Director of the Mobilisation Department
18 Dec, 1928[26] – 18 Dec, 1930[27] 		Succeeded by
Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
as Director of the Manning Department
Preceded by
The Hon. Matthew R. Best 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron
27 Apr, 1931[28] – 15 Dec, 1932[29] 		Succeeded by
Percy L. H. Noble
Preceded by
William M. Kerr 		Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet
24 Apr, 1934[30] – 18 Jul, 1935[31] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. Dickens

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  2. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/55. f. 55.
  3. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/55. f. 55.
  4. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/55. f. 55.
  5. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/55. f. 55.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 949.
  7. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 31 January, 1919. Issue 42012, col F, p. 12.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31413. p. 7905. 21 June, 1919.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33280. p. 3605. 3 June, 1927.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
  11. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/55. f. 55.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 312.
  13. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  14. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  15. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  16. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 949.
  18. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  19. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  20. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  21. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  22. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  23. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  24. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  25. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  26. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  27. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  28. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  29. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  30. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  31. ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.

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