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Revision as of 09:08, 11 May 2014
Admiral Gerald Walter Russell, Royal Navy, Retired (17 January, 1850 – 7 November, 1928) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 13 March, 1873, Russell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 19 January, confirming a Commission given by Vice-Admiral Charles F. A. Shadwell, C.B., Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, in the death vacancy of Lieutenant Edward Cooper Abbs.[1]
Russell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1883.[2]
Russell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1892.[3]
He was appointed as captain of the battleship Hannibal on 27 April, 1900.[4]
Russell was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 September, 1904, vice Jeffreys.[5]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 March, 1908.[6] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 July, 1908,[7] and to Admiral on 30 July, 1912.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23958. p. 1503. 14 March, 1873.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25303. p. 1. 1 January, 1884.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26309. p. 4187. 22 July, 1892.
- ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1130.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27715. p. 6044. 20 September, 1904.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28115. p. 1496. 3 March, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28156. p. 4940. 7 July, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28632. p. 5723. 2 August, 1912.
Bibliography
- "Admiral G. W. Russell" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 9 November, 1928. Issue 45046, col A, p. 21.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
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| Preceded by Charles J. Barlow |
Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard 1902 – 1904 |
Succeeded by John Denison
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| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Sybille ? – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Henry Rose |
Captain of H.M.S. Rodney ? – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Baldwin W. Walker |
Captain of H.M.S. Hannibal 27 Apr, 1900 – ? |
Succeeded by George A. Giffard |
