Rudolf Miles Burmester: Difference between revisions
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Copied en masse from Wikipedia. I'll correct the formatting later.) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==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> | 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> | ||
In 1907 he married Marjorie Gladys Lloyd.<ref name=admirals/> | |||
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> | |||
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'' at Portsmouth.<ref>[http://www.hms-victory.com/index.php?Itemid=76&id=51&option=com_content&task=view HMS Victory: Commanding Officers]</ref> | |||
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/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 21:08, 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.
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Royal Navy Admirals 1904–1945
- ↑ Gallipoll Memorial The West Australian, 30 August 1934]
- ↑ Galipolli Campaign – Naval Mentions
- ↑ Template:LondonGazette
- ↑ HMS Victory: Commanding Officers
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1930
- ↑ Royal Navy Ships, January 1942, Part 3 of 4
