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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
Rainier was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1887.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25660/pages/6612 no. 25660.  p. 6612.]  31 December, 1886.</ref>
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Rainier was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1887.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25660/pages/6612 no. 25660.  p. 6612.]  31 December, 1886.</ref>
  
Rainier was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 17 March, 1901, vice [[John Fellowes|Fellowes]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27297/supplements/2022 (Supplement) no. 27297.  p. 2022.]  22 March, 1901.</ref>
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Rainier was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 17 March, 1901, vice [[John Fellowes|Fellowes]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27297/supplements/2022 (Supplement) no. 27297.  p. 2022.]  22 March, 1901.</ref>
  
Rainier was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 26 June, 1905, vice [[Edward Henry Meggs Davis|Meggs Davis]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>  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, on 1 August.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27824/pages/5376 no. 27824.  p. 5376.]  4 August, 1905.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 5 November, 1908.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28193/pages/8028 no. 28193.  p. 8028.]  6 November, 1908.</ref>
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Rainier was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 26 June, 1905, vice [[Edward Henry Meggs Davis|Meggs Davis]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>  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, on 1 August.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27824/pages/5376 no. 27824.  p. 5376.]  4 August, 1905.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 5 November, 1908.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28193/pages/8028 no. 28193.  p. 8028.]  6 November, 1908.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 22:07, 24 September 2012

Admiral John Harvey Rainier, Royal Navy, Retired (29 April, 1847 – 21 November, 1915) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Rainier was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1887.[1]

Rainier was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 17 March, 1901, vice Fellowes.[2]

Rainier was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 26 June, 1905, vice Meggs Davis.[3] 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, on 1 August.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 5 November, 1908.[5]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 25660. p. 6612. 31 December, 1886.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27297. p. 2022. 22 March, 1901.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 27824. p. 5376. 4 August, 1905.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8028. 6 November, 1908.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral J. H. Rainier" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 23 November, 1915. Issue 41019, col E, pg. 11.

Service Records


Naval Appointments

 

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