Robert Woodyear Glennie
Vice-Admiral (retired) Robert Woodyear Glennie, C.M.G., (3 November, 1868. – 11 April, 1930) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
Glennie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1890.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1903.[2]
Glennie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[3]
On 13 August, 1914, he was appointed to Bermuda Dockyard by the Rear-Admiral, with advisory powers only. In September, this unusual posting ended and he was recalled to Britain. In late October 1914, he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Charybdis. On 9 February, 1915, he was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser Marmora.[4]
Glennie left Marmora when he was appointed to command Glory on 20 July, 1916.[5]
Glennie was appointed Director of the Naval [illeg] Section of the Hydrographic Department on 11 January, 1917.[6]
Post-War
Glennie was appointed in command of the Mutine on 15 January, 1919 and commissioned her at Bermuda that June 1st.[7]
Glennie left Bermuda's Fort Hamilton on 11 June, 1921, connecting to Britain through New York on Carmania on the 15th.
Glennie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 August, 1923 and placed on the Retired List the next day on his own request.[8]
Glennie was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 April, 1928.[9]
An admission to Haslar Hospital in early 1930 resulted in a diagnosis of colon cancer on 29 January. He underwent surgery, but was never discharged before his death to rectal cancer on 11 April, 1930. Glennie was buried in Haslar Cemetery on 15 April in grave 5 row 3, plot D.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Naval Assistant to the Hydrographer of the Navy 7 Nov, 1913[11] |
Succeeded by Sidney A. Geary Hill |
| Preceded by John A. Edgell |
Captain of H.M.S. Mutine 6 Mar, 1914[12] |
Succeeded by Robert W. Glennie |
| Preceded by Rudolf M. Burmester |
Captain of H.M.S. Charybdis 20 Oct, 1914[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by James U. Farie |
Captain of H.M.S. Marmora 9 Feb, 1915[14] |
Succeeded by Walter E. Woodward |
| Preceded by William F. Blunt |
Captain of H.M.S. Glory 20 Jul, 1916[15] – Jan, 1918[Inference] |
Succeeded by John L. Pearson |
| Preceded by Robert W. Glennie |
Captain of H.M.S. Mutine 15 Jan, 1919[16] |
Succeeded by Henry P. Douglas |
Footnotes
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 815.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 850.
