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Admiral Robert Hamilton Anstruther, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (10 June, 1862 – 26 September, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Anstruther was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1885.[1]

Anstruther was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1897.[2]

Captain

Anstruther was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[3]

He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George on 28 June, 1907.[4]

He was appointed command of the battleship Cornwallis on 9 August, 1910.[5]

Anstruther was appointed to the Tamar as Commodore, Second Class on 26 April, 1912, as Commodore-in-Charge of Naval Establishments at Hong Kong.[6] He took up the appointment on 12 July.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 16 July, 1915, vice Barton, and in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914, was placed on the Retired List on 17 July.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919,[9] and to Admiral on 1 August, 1924.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4432. 22 April, 1904.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 9 August, 1910. Issue 39346, col D, pg. 7.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 18 April, 1912. Issue 39876, col E, pg. 4.
  7. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (October, 1915). p. 8.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7073. 20 July, 1915.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Robert H. Anstruther" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1938. Issue 48110, col C, pg. 14.

Service Records

Naval Appointments

 

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