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Robinson served as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Albert Hastings Markham]] in the Mediterranean Fleet from 1892 to 1894. | Robinson served as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Albert Hastings Markham]] in the Mediterranean Fleet from 1892 to 1894. | ||
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| + | Appointed {{CaptRN}} of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 2 October, 1899. <ref>Blond. ''Technology and Tradition''. p. 167.</ref> | ||
Robinson was appointed to H.M.S. ''Tamar'' as {{Com2RN}} as Naval Officer in Charge at Hong Kong, dated 10 February, 1902.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 16 January, 1902. Issue '''36666''', col A, pg. 7.</ref> | Robinson was appointed to H.M.S. ''Tamar'' as {{Com2RN}} as Naval Officer in Charge at Hong Kong, dated 10 February, 1902.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 16 January, 1902. Issue '''36666''', col A, pg. 7.</ref> | ||
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Admiral Charles Grey Robinson, C.V.O., Royal Navy (12 November, 1850 – 14 February, 1934) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Robinson served as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Albert Hastings Markham in the Mediterranean Fleet from 1892 to 1894.
Appointed Captain of H.M.S. Vernon on 2 October, 1899. [1]
Robinson was appointed to H.M.S. Tamar as Commodore, Second Class as Naval Officer in Charge at Hong Kong, dated 10 February, 1902.[2]
On 3 January, 1905, Robinson was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Devonport Reserve Division.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 27 August, 1911, vice Drury.
Footnotes
- ↑ Blond. Technology and Tradition. p. 167.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 January, 1902. Issue 36666, col A, pg. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 24 December, 1904. Issue 37586, col D, pg. 4.
Bibliography
- "Admiral C. G. Robinson" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 15 February, 1934. Issue 46679, col A, pg. 9.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
Categories:
- 1850 births
- 1934 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1865
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)
- Commodores-in-Charge at Hong Kong
- Admirals Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
