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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Alexander Buller''', G.C.B., Royal Navy (30 June, 1834 – 3 October, 1903) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Alexander Buller''', G.C.B., Royal Navy (30 June, 1834 – 3 October, 1903) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
| − | His | + | His sons, [[Henry Tritton Buller]] and [[Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller]] were also to become Flag Officers in the Royal Navy. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 23 June 2016
Admiral SIR Alexander Buller, G.C.B., Royal Navy (30 June, 1834 – 3 October, 1903) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
His sons, Henry Tritton Buller and Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller were also to become Flag Officers in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Buller was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 26 March, 1892, vice Sulivan.[1]
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 20 May, 1896.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 11 December, 1897, vice Nicholson.[3]
Buller was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 26 June, 1902.[4]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Alexander Buller" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 5 October, 1903. Issue 37203, col A, p. 8.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/70.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/13.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert G. Douglas |
Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard 10 Jan, 1889[5] |
Succeeded by Richard E. Tracey |
| Preceded by The Hon. Sir Edmund R. Fremantle |
Commander-in-Chief, China Station 28 May, 1895[6] |
Succeeded by Sir Edward H. Seymour |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26272. p. 1850. 29 March, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26741. p. 3053. 20 May, 1896.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26919. p. 7479. 14 December, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4189. 26 June, 1902.
- ↑ "Admiral Sir Alexander Buller" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 5 October, 1903. Issue 37203, col A, p. 8.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
