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Miller was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27572/pages/4187 no. 27572. p. 4187.] 3 July, 1903.</ref> | Miller was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27572/pages/4187 no. 27572. p. 4187.] 3 July, 1903.</ref> | ||
In January 1905, he assumed command of the {{UK-Niobe|f=t}}{{MackieRNW}} until being appointed to command {{UK-Hawke}} on 9 July.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 28 June, 1905. Issue '''37745''', col F, p. 12.</ref> | |||
He was appointed in command of {{UK-Sutlej}} in May 1906.{{MackieRNW}} | He was appointed in command of {{UK-Sutlej}} in May 1906.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
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Admiral Francis Spurstow Miller, C.B., Royal Navy, 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]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 June, 1905. Issue 37745, col F, p. 12.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 321.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28768. p. 7521. 28 October, 1913.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (March, 1915). p. 4.
- ↑ Newbolt. Naval Operations. V. p. 35.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31791. p. 2189. 24 February, 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474. 13 June, 1922.
Bibliography
- "Admiral F. S. Miller" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 8 February, 1954. Issue 52850, col E, pg. 8.
- Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
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