Norman Craig Palmer
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Admiral Norman Craig Palmer, C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (20 August, 1866 – 12 January, 1926) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1899.[1]
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1904.[2]
He was appointed in command of H.M.S. Conqueror on 16 December, 1913.[3]
Great War
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 December, 1914, vice Eyres.[4]
Post-War
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 10 December, 1913. Issue 40391, col A, pg. 15.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29011. p. 10816. 18 December, 1914.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Norman Palmer" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 15 January, 1926. Issue 44170, col C, pg. 14.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
Categories:
- 1866 births
- 1926 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1880
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Superintendents of Gymnasia (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Highflyer (1898)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Royal Arthur (1891)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Suffolk (1903)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Aboukir (1900)
- Commodores, Second Class in Command of H.M. Yachts (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Conqueror (1911)
- Commanding Officers of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
