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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Anstruther was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1885.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25485/pages/3002 no. 25485.  p. 3002.]  30 June, 1885.</ref>
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Anstruther was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25485/pages/3002 no. 25485.  p. 3002.]  30 June, 1885.</ref>
  
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Anstruther was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924.  p. 7854.]  31 December, 1897.</ref>
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Anstruther was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1897.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924.  p. 7854.]  31 December, 1897.</ref>
  
 
==Captain==
 
==Captain==
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Anstruther was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27691/pages/4182 no. 27691.  p. 4182.]  1 July, 1904.</ref>
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Anstruther was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27691/pages/4182 no. 27691.  p. 4182.]  1 July, 1904.</ref>
  
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He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George on 28 June, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28034/supplements/4432 (Supplement) no. 28034.  p. 4432.]  22 April, 1904.</ref>
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He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George on 28 June, 1907.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28034/supplements/4432 (Supplement) no. 28034.  p. 4432.]  22 April, 1904.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)|''Cornwallis'']] on 9 August, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 August, 1910.  Issue '''39346''', col D, p. 7.</ref>
 
He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)|''Cornwallis'']] on 9 August, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 August, 1910.  Issue '''39346''', col D, p. 7.</ref>
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Anstruther was appointed to the ''Tamar'' as {{Com2RN}} on 26 April, 1912, as Commodore-in-Charge of Naval Establishments at Hong Kong.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 18 April, 1912.  Issue '''39876''', col E, p. 4.</ref>  He took up the appointment on 12 July.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 8.</ref>
 
Anstruther was appointed to the ''Tamar'' as {{Com2RN}} on 26 April, 1912, as Commodore-in-Charge of Naval Establishments at Hong Kong.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 18 April, 1912.  Issue '''39876''', col E, p. 4.</ref>  He took up the appointment on 12 July.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 8.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 16 July, 1915, vice [[Ernest Gillbe Barton|Barton]], and in accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]], was placed on the Retired List on 17 July.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29236/pages/7073 no. 29236.  p. 7073.]  20 July, 1915.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31632/pages/13545 no. 31632.  p. 13545.]  7 November, 1919.</ref> and to {{AdmRN}} on 1 August, 1924.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32963/pages/5954 no. 32963.  p. 5954.]  8 August, 1924.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 16 July, 1915, vice [[Ernest Gillbe Barton|Barton]], and in accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]], was placed on the Retired List on 17 July.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29236/pages/7073 no. 29236.  p. 7073.]  20 July, 1915.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31632/pages/13545 no. 31632.  p. 13545.]  7 November, 1919.</ref> and to {{AdmRN}} on 1 August, 1924.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32963/pages/5954 no. 32963.  p. 5954.]  8 August, 1924.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 18:01, 24 September 2012

Admiral Robert Hamilton Anstruther, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (10 June, 1862 – 26 September, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Anstruther was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1885.[1]

Anstruther was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1897.[2]

Captain

Anstruther was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[3]

He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George on 28 June, 1907.[4]

He was appointed command of the battleship Cornwallis on 9 August, 1910.[5]

Anstruther was appointed to the Tamar as Commodore, Second Class on 26 April, 1912, as Commodore-in-Charge of Naval Establishments at Hong Kong.[6] He took up the appointment on 12 July.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 16 July, 1915, vice Barton, and in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914, was placed on the Retired List on 17 July.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 November, 1919,[9] and to Admiral on 1 August, 1924.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4432. 22 April, 1904.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 9 August, 1910. Issue 39346, col D, p. 7.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 18 April, 1912. Issue 39876, col E, p. 4.
  7. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (October, 1915). p. 8.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7073. 20 July, 1915.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Robert H. Anstruther" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1938. Issue 48110, col C, pg. 14.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
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