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'''Alexander Robinson Palmer''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{ViceRN}} '''Alexander Robinson Palmer''', R.N. (23 May, 1879 &ndash; 14 December, 1963) <ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123840358/alexander-robinson-palmer Find a Grave]</ref> was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
<!--Palmer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on
Palmer gained a full twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.


Palmer was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
Palmer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 January, 1900.<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/46.|D7603298}} f. 46.</ref>


Palmer was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Palmer was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1911.<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/46.|D7603298}} f. 46.</ref>


Palmer was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
Palmer was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Thames|f=t}} on 14 January, 1914.{{NLApr14|p. 382}}
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Palmer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Thames|f=t}} on 14 January, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 382.</ref>


==Great War==
On 21 May, 1916, Palmer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Juno|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 824}}
On 21 May, 1916, Palmer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Juno|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 824}}


==See Also==
Palmer was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/46.|D7603298}} f. 46.</ref>
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==Post-War==
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In late 1924, Palmer was admitted to Plymouth Naval Hospital to be observed for a digestive disease.  He was declared fit on 15 November. He returned in 1926 with bronchial complaints, being returned to health on 5 May.<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/46.|D7603298}} f. 46.</ref>
 
Palmer was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 March, 1929 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/46.|D7603298}} f. 46.</ref>
 
Palmer was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/46.|D7603298}} f. 46.</ref>


==Bibliography==
Palmer offered his services in 1937, but his further involvement with the service seems only to be intermittent admittances to Haslar Naval Hospital for gastric ulcers.<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/46.|D7603298}} f. 46.</ref>
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==Service Records==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 20 May 2023

Vice-Admiral Alexander Robinson Palmer, R.N. (23 May, 1879 – 14 December, 1963) [1] was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Palmer gained a full twelve months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Palmer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1900.[2]

Palmer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1911.[3]

Palmer was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Thames on 14 January, 1914.[4]

Great War

On 21 May, 1916, Palmer was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Juno.[5]

Palmer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.[6]

Post-War

In late 1924, Palmer was admitted to Plymouth Naval Hospital to be observed for a digestive disease. He was declared fit on 15 November. He returned in 1926 with bronchial complaints, being returned to health on 5 May.[7]

Palmer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 March, 1929 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[8]

Palmer was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.[9]

Palmer offered his services in 1937, but his further involvement with the service seems only to be intermittent admittances to Haslar Naval Hospital for gastric ulcers.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Brian H. F. Barttelot 		Captain of H.M.S. Bullfinch
21 Jul, 1903[11] – 20 Aug, 1903[12] 		Succeeded by
Ambrose M. Peck
Preceded by
Apsley D. M. Cherry 		Captain of H.M.S. Hazard
4 Apr, 1911[13][14] – 23 Nov, 1911[15][16] 		Succeeded by
Charles J. C. Little
Preceded by
William R. Napier 		Captain of H.M.S. Thames
23 Nov, 1911[17][18] – 12 Jan, 1912[19] 		Succeeded by
Stanley L. Willis
Preceded by
Roger J. B. Keyes 		Captain of H.M.S. Arrogant
12 Jan, 1912 – 31 Aug, 1912[20] 		Succeeded by
Martin E. Nasmith
Preceded by
Wilfred Tomkinson 		In Command, Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla
12 Jan, 1912[21] – 31 Aug, 1912[22] 		Succeeded by
Algernon H. C. Candy
as Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla
Preceded by
John Luce 		Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin
31 Aug, 1912[23] – 14 Jan, 1914[24] 		Succeeded by
Vernon H. S. Haggard
Preceded by
Charles G. Brodie 		Captain of H.M.S. Thames
14 Jan, 1914[25][26] – 10 Feb, 1915[27] 		Succeeded by
George B. Lewis
Preceded by
Stanley L. Willis 		Commander (S), Fifth Submarine Flotilla
14 Jan, 1914[28][29] – 10 Feb, 1915[30] 		Succeeded by
George B. Lewis
Preceded by
Charles J. C. Little 		Captain of H.M.S. Arrogant
10 Feb, 1915[31][32] – 24 Sep, 1915[33] 		Succeeded by
Henry Spencer
Preceded by
Edward M. C. Rutherfoord 		Captain of H.M.S. Juno
21 May, 1916[34][35] – c. Oct, 1919[36] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William R. Napier 		Captain of Portsmouth Mining School
21 Oct, 1919[37] – 21 Oct, 1921[38] 		Succeeded by
Nicholas E. Archdale
Preceded by
John L. Pearson 		Captain of H.M.S. Triad
10 Feb, 1922[39][40] – 6 Mar, 1924[41] 		Succeeded by
Ernest W. Leir
Preceded by
John L. Pearson 		Senior Officer, Persian Gulf
10 Feb, 1922[42][43] – 6 Mar, 1924[44] 		Succeeded by
Ernest W. Leir
Preceded by
Aubrey Lambert 		Captain of H.M.S. Defiance
4 Jul, 1924[45][46] – 9 Aug, 1926[47] 		Succeeded by
Eric G. Robinson
Preceded by
James W. Murray 		Captain of H.M.S. Argus
17 Jan, 1927[48] – 16 Jun, 1928[49] 		Succeeded by
Cyril St. C. Cameron

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Find a Grave
  2. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  3. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 824.
  6. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  7. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  8. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  9. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  10. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  11. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  12. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  13. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 323.
  15. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). pp. 323, 385.
  17. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 385.
  19. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  20. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  21. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  22. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  23. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  24. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  25. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
  27. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  28. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
  30. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  31. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392e.
  33. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  34. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 824.
  36. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  37. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 Oct. 1919, p. 18.
  38. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  39. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 823.
  41. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  42. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  43. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 823.
  44. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  45. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  46. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 231.
  47. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  48. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
  49. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.

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