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Revision as of 16:48, 17 July 2012
Admiral Herbert James Ogilvy Millar, Royal Navy, Retired (3 February, 1866 – 6 June, 1934) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Millar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1888.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1899.[2]
Captain
Millar was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[3]
On 30 May, 1908, he was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Essex.[4]
Millar was appointed Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 8 December, 1910.[5]
He was appointed command of the pre-dreadnought Africa on 10 April, 1913.[6]
Millar was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917.[7] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April.[8]
Retirement
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.[9] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on 25 October, 1926.[10]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 29 May, 1908. Issue 38659, col C, pg. 16.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 November, 1910. Issue 39426, col B, pg. 7.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 269.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.
Bibliography
- "Admiral H. J. O. Millar" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 8 June, 1934. Issue 46775, col A, pg. 19.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
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