Herbert Acheson Forster
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRear-Admiral Herbert Acheson Forster, M.V.O., R.N. (20 June, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Forster was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1907.[1]
Post-War
Forster was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[2]
Forster was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1926[3] and then loaned to the Royal Australian Navy on 25 February, 1927 through February, 1929.[4]
Loaned again to the R.A.N. on 1 April, 1935, Forster was immediately put in command of H.M.A.S. Australia. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 May, 1937 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[5]
World War II
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Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Salisbury H. Simpson as Captain of H.M. T.B. 50 |
Captain of H.M.T.B. 050 1 Mar, 1907[6] |
Succeeded by Hugh J. Woodward |
Preceded by Hugh H. Rogers |
Captain of H.M.S. Frobisher 10 Sep, 1929 – 15 Sep, 1930 |
Succeeded by Colin A. M. Sarel |
Preceded by Ronald Howard |
Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves 13 Aug, 1931[7] – 20 Sep, 1932[8] |
Succeeded by Vernon S. Butler |
Preceded by John C. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Erebus 20 Sep, 1932[9] – 17 Dec, 1932[10] |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Gibson |
Preceded by Francis S. W. de Winton |
Captain of H.M.S. Frobisher 16 Dec, 1932[11] – 17 Dec, 1934 |
Succeeded by Piers K. Kekewich |
Preceded by William S. F. Macleod |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Australia 1 Apr, 1935 – 4 Apr, 1937[12] |
Succeeded by Hubert G. D. Acland |
Preceded by Henry W. U. McCall |
Naval Attaché to Buenos Aires 29 Jul, 1942 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 202.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 202.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 202.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. ff. 202, 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 240.
- ↑ R.A.N. page on the ship.