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{{ViceRN}} '''George Anson Primrose''', R.N. (21 September, 1849 – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | {{ViceRN}} '''George Anson Primrose''', R.N. (21 September, 1849 – 6 January, 1930) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 December, 1903.<ref>Primrose Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/257.|D7601651}} f. 1061.</ref> | He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 December, 1903.<ref>Primrose Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/257.|D7601651}} f. 1061.</ref> | ||
Primrose was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 20 October, 1904 and then to {{ViceRN}} on 12 October, 1908. He died in 1930 at St. George's Lodge in Surrey of an intestinal obstruction.<ref>Primrose Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/257.|D7601651}} f. 1066.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:02, 1 September 2015
Vice-Admiral George Anson Primrose, R.N. (21 September, 1849 – 6 January, 1930) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Primrose was born in Edinburgh and entered the navy on 10 March, 1863.[1]
Primrose was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 23 September, 1873.[2]
On 1 June, 1881, he was invalided due to disease due to service and sent back to England, arriving there on the 14th.[3]
Primrose was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1884.[4]
He married Mary Cecilia Kenny on 30 April, 1889.[5]
Primrose was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1892.[6]
He was captain of Osborne, being superseded by Charles Windham in 1896.[Citation needed]
He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Talbot on 22 March, 1899, to be effective upon that ship's return to the North American station from England. He paid her off on 23 November of that year.[7]
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 December, 1903.[8]
Primrose was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 20 October, 1904 and then to Vice-Admiral on 12 October, 1908. He died in 1930 at St. George's Lodge in Surrey of an intestinal obstruction.[9]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Archibald B. Milne |
Captain of H.M.S. Osborne before 1896[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by Charles Windham |
| Preceded by Edward H. Gamble |
Captain of H.M.S. Talbot Apr, 1899[10] |
Succeeded by Frederick G. Stopford |
Footnotes
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1066.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
