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Admiral SIR Alexander Buller, G.C.B., Royal Navy (30 June, 1834 – 3 October, 1903) was an officer of 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]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26272. p. 1850. 29 March, 1892.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26741. p. 3053. 20 May, 1896.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26919. p. 7479. 14 December, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4189. 26 June, 1902.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Alexander Buller" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 5 October, 1903. Issue 37203, col A, pg. 8.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/70.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/13.
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| Preceded by Sir Edmund R. Fremantle |
Commander-in-Chief on the China Station 1895 – 1898 |
Succeeded by Edward H. Seymour |
