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{{ViceRN}} '''John Coke Burnell''', Royal Navy, Retired (27 December, 1842 – 22 February, 1928) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''John Coke Burnell''', R.N. (27 December, 1842 – 22 February, 1928) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
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He was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']] on 11 November, 1889.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1891).  p. 263.</ref>
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Burnell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 9 November, 1864.<ref>Burnell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/500.}} f. 158.</ref>
  
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He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 25 January, 1892.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''. Friday, 22 January, 1892.  Issue '''33541''', col F, p. 7.</ref>
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Burnell was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 9 August, 1877.<ref>Burnell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/500.}} f. 158.</ref>
  
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He was appointed Captain of the Steam Reserve at Portsmouth on 15 January, 1895.<ref>Clowes.  '''VII'''.  p. 7.</ref>
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Burnell was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1883.<ref>Burnell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/500.}} f. 158.</ref>
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Burnell was appointed to ''Asia'', additional, for service in {{UK-Camperdown}} on 11 November, 1889.  On 19 December, 1889 he took command of ''Camperdown'' when she was commissioned at Portsmouth.  He was appointed in command of the new {{UK-Victoria|f=tp}}, flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, on 29 April, 1890.<ref>Burnell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/500.}} f. 158.</ref>
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He was appointed [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard|Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard Reserve]] on 25 January, 1892.{{NMI|Friday, 22 January, 1892.  Issue '''33541''', col F, p. 7}}
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Burnell was appointed Captain of the Steam Reserve at Portsmouth on 15 January, 1895.<ref>Clowes.  '''VII'''.  p. 7.</ref> and appointed Naval Aides-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 20 February, 1895.<ref>Burnell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/500.}} f. 158.</ref>
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Placed on the Retired List on 27 December 1897, Burnell was advanced to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1899 and to {{ViceRN}} on 30 August, 1903.<ref>Burnell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/500.}} f. 158.</ref>
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He died in 1928 of bronchitis and senile decay.
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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Vice-Admiral (retired) John Coke Burnell, R.N. (27 December, 1842 – 22 February, 1928) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Burnell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 9 November, 1864.[1]

Burnell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 9 August, 1877.[2]

Burnell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1883.[3]

Burnell was appointed to Asia, additional, for service in Camperdown on 11 November, 1889. On 19 December, 1889 he took command of Camperdown when she was commissioned at Portsmouth. He was appointed in command of the new second class battleship H.M.S. Victoria, flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, on 29 April, 1890.[4]

He was appointed Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard Reserve on 25 January, 1892.[5]

Burnell was appointed Captain of the Steam Reserve at Portsmouth on 15 January, 1895.[6] and appointed Naval Aides-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 20 February, 1895.[7]

Placed on the Retired List on 27 December 1897, Burnell was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1899 and to Vice-Admiral on 30 August, 1903.[8]

He died in 1928 of bronchitis and senile decay.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral Burnell" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 24 February, 1928. Issue 44825, col D, p. 17.
  • Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
21 Sep, 1885[9][10] – 1 Nov, 1888[11] 		Succeeded by
Count Frederick C. Metaxa
Preceded by
Richard D. King 		Captain of H.M.S. Camperdown
19 Dec, 1889[12] – 29 Apr, 1890[13] 		Succeeded by
Francis C. B. Bridgeman-Simpson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Victoria
29 Apr, 1890[14] – 28 Aug, 1891[15] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Maurice A. Bourke
Preceded by
Armand T. Powlett 		Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard Reserve
25 Jan, 1892[16][17] – 15 Jan, 1895[18] 		Succeeded by
Alexander G. McKechnie
Preceded by
John Fellowes 		Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard
15 Jan, 1895[19][20] – 27 Dec, 1897[21] 		Succeeded by
Andrew K. Bickford

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  2. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  3. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  4. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, 22 January, 1892. Issue 33541, col F, p. 7.
  6. ↑ Clowes. VII. p. 7.
  7. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  8. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  9. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 200.
  11. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  12. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  13. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  14. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  15. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  16. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, 22 January, 1892. Issue 33541, col F, p. 7.
  17. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  18. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  19. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
  20. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
  21. ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.

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