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==Naval career==
 
==Naval career==
Burmester joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1890.<ref name=admirals>[http://www.admirals.org.uk/admirals/individual.php?RecNo=322 Royal Navy Admirals 1904–1945]</ref> He served in [[World War I]] and, having been promoted to [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] in June 1914,<ref name=admirals/> commanded [[HMS Euryalus (1901)|HMS ''Euryalus'']] at [[Galipolli]] in 1915<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32953460 Gallipoll Memorial] The West Australian, 30 August 1934]</ref> for which he was [[mentioned in despatches]].<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishLondonGazette1601.htm Galipolli Campaign – Naval Mentions]</ref> He served as [[Chief of Staff]] to the Commander-in-Chief of the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] in the closing stages of the War.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=31262|supp=yes|startpage=4195|date=25 March 1919|accessdate=2010-10-24}}</ref> In 1922 he was appointed Commanding Officer of [[HMS Victory|HMS ''Victory'']]<ref>[http://www.hms-victory.com/index.php?Itemid=76&id=51&option=com_content&task=view HMS Victory: Commanding Officers]</ref> and, having been promoted to Rear Admiral in 1924, he was appointed [[Cape of Good Hope Station|Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station]] in 1929.<ref>Whitaker's Almanack 1930</ref>
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Burmester joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1890.<ref name=admirals>[http://www.admirals.org.uk/admirals/individual.php?RecNo=322 Royal Navy Admirals 1904–1945]</ref>
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In 1907 he married Marjorie Gladys Lloyd.<ref name=admirals/>
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Having been promoted to Captain in June 1914,<ref name=admirals/> Burmester commanded HMS ''Euryalus'' at Galipolli in 1915<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32953460 Gallipoll Memorial] The West Australian, 30 August 1934]</ref> for which he was mentioned in despatches.<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishLondonGazette1601.htm Galipolli Campaign – Naval Mentions]</ref>
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He served as [[Chief of Staff]] to the Commander-in-Chief of the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] in the closing stages of the war.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=31262|supp=yes|startpage=4195|date=25 March 1919|accessdate=2010-10-24}}</ref>
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In 1922 he was appointed Commanding Officer of HMS ''Victory'' at Portsmouth.<ref>[http://www.hms-victory.com/index.php?Itemid=76&id=51&option=com_content&task=view HMS Victory: Commanding Officers]</ref>
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Having been promoted to Rear Admiral in 1924, he was appointed [[Cape of Good Hope Station|Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station]] in 1929.<ref>Whitaker's Almanack 1930</ref>
  
 
He also served in [[World War II]] as Commander of Naval Forces based in the [[Swansea]] area.<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4201-40RNShips3WApproaches.htm Royal Navy Ships, January 1942, Part 3 of 4]</ref>
 
He also served in [[World War II]] as Commander of Naval Forces based in the [[Swansea]] area.<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4201-40RNShips3WApproaches.htm Royal Navy Ships, January 1942, Part 3 of 4]</ref>
  
 
He lived at The Elms in [[Thames Ditton]].<ref name=admirals/>
 
He lived at The Elms in [[Thames Ditton]].<ref name=admirals/>
 
==Family==
 
In 1907 he married Marjorie Gladys Lloyd.<ref name=admirals/>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 17:08, 12 November 2013

Admiral Sir Rudolf Miles Burmester KBE CB CMG (11 November 1875 – 27 December 1956) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station.

Naval career

Burmester joined the Royal Navy in 1890.[1]

In 1907 he married Marjorie Gladys Lloyd.[1]

Having been promoted to Captain in June 1914,[1] Burmester commanded HMS Euryalus at Galipolli in 1915[2] for which he was mentioned in despatches.[3]

He served as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in the closing stages of the war.[4]

In 1922 he was appointed Commanding Officer of HMS Victory at Portsmouth.[5]

Having been promoted to Rear Admiral in 1924, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station in 1929.[6]

He also served in World War II as Commander of Naval Forces based in the Swansea area.[7]

He lived at The Elms in Thames Ditton.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Royal Navy Admirals 1904–1945
  2. Gallipoll Memorial The West Australian, 30 August 1934]
  3. Galipolli Campaign – Naval Mentions
  4. Template:LondonGazette
  5. HMS Victory: Commanding Officers
  6. Whitaker's Almanack 1930
  7. Royal Navy Ships, January 1942, Part 3 of 4