Ernest Russell Archer

Admiral SIR Ernest Russell Archer, K.C.B., C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (14 September, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Archer was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 April, 1902.

Archer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1914.

Great War

Archer was appointed in command of the P38 in May, 1917, remaining in her until the end of February, 1918.

Archer was appointed in command of the destroyer Fury on 8 March, 1918.

Archer was appointed to Fury as first officer on 14 January, 1915. On 3 July, he was transferred to Mons to await her commissioning. He was forced to leave her on 16 September to go to a hospital ship for surgery due to variocele. From there, two weeks in Chatham Hospital, but he was not discharged until 6 October. He was then appointed to Larne on the 15th, remaining in her until 3 January, 1916 when he was appointed to Nereide. By 23 April, 1916, he was informed that he had insufficient sea time to qualify him for destroyer command, and on 25 September he was appointed to Rowena.

Inter-War Period

Archer was appointed in command of the destroyer Thruster on 29 July, 1920.

Archer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1922.

After a series of destroyer commands, he was appointed commander of Capetown on 2 February, 1925, where he would remain for two years.

Archer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.

Archer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1934.

He was appointed in command of the battleship Revenge in July, 1939.

World War II

Archer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1943.

Archer was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 16 May, 1947.

Archer was promoted to the rank of Admiral and placed on the Retired List on 1 December, 1950.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. P38 16 May, 1917 – 28 Feb, 1918	Succeeded by Gilbert C. Pelly
Preceded by Frederick A. P. Foster	Captain of H.M.S. Fury 8 Mar, 1918 – 1 Oct, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Daniel H. Rainier	Captain of H.M.S. Thruster 29 Jul, 1920 – 21 Nov, 1921	Succeeded by Noel L. Veresmith
Preceded by Kenneth H. Grant	Captain of H.M.S. Tomahawk 21 Nov, 1921 – Jan, 1922	Succeeded by John E. Phayre
Preceded by Richard Harter	Captain of H.M.S. Tumult Jan, 1922 – Nov, 1922	Succeeded by Philip J. Mack
Preceded by James R. M. M. Crichton	Captain of H.M.S. Senator Nov, 1922 – Jul, 1923	Succeeded by Paul F. P. Berryman
Preceded by Basil W. L. Owen	Captain of H.M.S. Wanderer Jul, 1923 – Jul, 1924	Succeeded by Paul F. P. Berryman
Preceded by Colin A. M. Sarel	Captain of H.M.S. Argus 14 Jul, 1930 – 9 Sep, 1930	Succeeded by Arthur E. Buckland
Preceded by David B. Nicol	Captain of H.M.S. Constance 8 Jan, 1934 – 28 Jul, 1934	Succeeded by Lawrence F. N. Ommanney
Preceded by Eldred S. Brooksmith	Captain of H.M.S. Vivien 1 Jul, 1935 – 30 Aug, 1935	Succeeded by David J. R. Simson
Preceded by Brien M. Money	Captain (D), Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla 1 Jul, 1935 – 30 Aug, 1935	Succeeded by Philip L. Vian
Preceded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins	Captain of H.M.S. Montrose 30 Aug, 1935 – 10 Feb, 1936	Succeeded by Charles M. Blackman
Preceded by Berwick Curtis	Captain (D), Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla 30 Aug, 1935 – 10 Feb, 1936	Succeeded by Charles M. Blackman
Preceded by Victor A. C. Crutchley	Captain of H.M.S. Harebell 20 Apr, 1937 – 10 May, 1937	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Victor A. C. Crutchley	Captain of Fishery Protection and Minesweeping Flotilla 20 Apr, 1937 – 15 Jun, 1939	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by John F. H. Sawyer	Captain of H.M.S. Hastings 10 May, 1937 – 15 Jun, 1939	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Roland F. B. Swinley	Captain of H.M.S. Revenge 10 Jul, 1939 – 10 Jun, 1941	Succeeded by L. Vaughan Morgan
Preceded by Harold T. C. Walker	Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth 23 Jul, 1941 – 30 Mar, 1943	Succeeded by Humphrey B. Jacomb
Preceded by Victor A. C. Crutchley	Vice-Admiral in Charge & Admiral Superintendent H.M. Dockyard, Gibraltar Jan, 1947 – Jul, 1948	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Sir Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton	Flag Officer Commanding Scotland and Northern Ireland Jul, 1948 – 31 Jul, 1950	Succeeded by Sir Angus E. M. B. Cunninghame-Graham