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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 31 July, 1924, vice [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Brock]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32962/pages/5889 no. 32962.  p. 5889.]  5 August, 1924.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 31 July, 1924, vice [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Brock]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32962/pages/5889 no. 32962.  p. 5889.]  5 August, 1924.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 22 February, 1928, vice [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Leveson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33362/pages/1493 no. 33362.  p. 1493.]  2 March, 1928.</ref>
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Bentinck was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 22 February, 1928, vice [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Leveson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33362/pages/1493 no. 33362.  p. 1493.]  2 March, 1928.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 9 October, 1929.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33542/pages/6476 no. 33542.  p. 6476.]  11 October, 1929.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 19:22, 20 June 2011

Admiral SIR Rudolf Walter Bentinck, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Royal Navy (20 March, 1869 – 31 March, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 14 July, 1890.[1]

Bentinck was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1901.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1907.[3]

Post-War

On 3 January, 1919, Bentinck was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Gilpin-Brown.[4]

Bentinck was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Africa Station in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir William E. Goodenough, dated 12 June, 1922.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 July, 1924, vice Brock.[6]

Bentinck was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 22 February, 1928, vice Leveson.[7] He was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 9 October, 1929.[8]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26085. p. 4832. 5 September, 1890.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27393. p. 3. 3 January, 1902.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 31118. p. 516. 10 January, 1919.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1922. Issue 42969, col G, pg. 20.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1493. 2 March, 1928.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33542. p. 6476. 11 October, 1929.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Rudolf Bentinck" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1947. Issue 50726, col E, pg. 7.

Service Record

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