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Craigie was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 August, 1900, vice [[Rodney Maclaine Lloyd|Lloyd]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27219/pages/4945 no. 27219. p. 4945.] 10 August, 1900.</ref> | Craigie was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 August, 1900, vice [[Rodney Maclaine Lloyd|Lloyd]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27219/pages/4945 no. 27219. p. 4945.] 10 August, 1900.</ref> | ||
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Admiral Robert William Craigie, Royal Navy (25 July, 1849 – 21 August, 1911) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Craigie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1886.[1]
Craigie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 August, 1900, vice Lloyd.[2]
Craigie succeeded Rear-Admiral Swinton C. Holland as Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard on 2 September, 1902.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 2 July, 1908, vice Henderson.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25604. p. 3189. 2 July, 1886.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27219. p. 4945. 10 August, 1900.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 September, 1902. Issue 36862, col A, pg. 4.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28156. p. 4940. 7 July, 1908.
Bibliography
- "Admiral R. W. Craigie" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 23 August, 1911. Issue 39671, col F, pg. 9.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
