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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1882.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25073/pages/653 no. 25073.  p. 653.]  17 February, 1882.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1882.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25073/pages/653 no. 25073.  p. 653.]  17 February, 1882.</ref>
  
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Johnston Stewart was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26694/pages/7532 no. 26694.  p. 7532.]  31 December, 1895.</ref>
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Johnston Stewart was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26694/pages/7532 no. 26694.  p. 7532.]  31 December, 1895.</ref>
  
 
==Captain==
 
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He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 1 July, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 May, 1908.  Issue '''38657''', col C, p. 16.</ref>
 
He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 1 July, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 May, 1908.  Issue '''38657''', col C, p. 16.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 8 September, 1909, vice [[John Locke Marx|Marx]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28289/pages/6959 no. 28289.  p. 6959.]  17 September, 1909.</ref>  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 8 September, 1909, vice [[John Locke Marx|Marx]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28289/pages/6959 no. 28289.  p. 6959.]  17 September, 1909.</ref>  
  
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On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28505/supplements/4588 (Supplement) no. 28505.  p. 4588.]  19 June, 1911.</ref>
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On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28505/supplements/4588 (Supplement) no. 28505.  p. 4588.]  19 June, 1911.</ref>
  
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In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 9 July, 1912.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28626/pages/5082 no. 28626.  p. 5082.]  12 July, 1912.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 15 July, 1915,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29236/pages/7073 no. 29236.  p. 7073.]  20 July, 1915.</ref> and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30887/pages/10549 no. 30887.  p. 10549.]  6 September, 1918.</ref>
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In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 9 July, 1912.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28626/pages/5082 no. 28626.  p. 5082.]  12 July, 1912.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 15 July, 1915,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29236/pages/7073 no. 29236.  p. 7073.]  20 July, 1915.</ref> and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30887/pages/10549 no. 30887.  p. 10549.]  6 September, 1918.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 17:59, 24 September 2012

Admiral Robert Hathorn Johnston Stewart, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (20 May, 1858 – 23 May, 1940) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1882.[1]

Johnston Stewart was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1895.[2]

Captain

Johnston Stewart was appointed to command of the armoured cruiser Monmouth on 8 August, 1905.[3]

He was in command of Africa on 18 December 1907.[4]

He was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard on 1 July, 1908.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 8 September, 1909, vice Marx.[6]

On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.[7]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 9 July, 1912.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 15 July, 1915,[9] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25073. p. 653. 17 February, 1882.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26694. p. 7532. 31 December, 1895.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 29 July, 1905. Issue 37772, col B, p. 10.
  4. ↑ Navy List 1908
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 May, 1908. Issue 38657, col C, p. 16.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28289. p. 6959. 17 September, 1909.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28626. p. 5082. 12 July, 1912.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7073. 20 July, 1915.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral R. H. Johnston-Stewart" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 24 May, 1940. Issue 48624, col F, pg. 9.

Service Records


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