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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.

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1907.^[1]

Bentinck was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Africa Station in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir William E. Goodenough, dated 12 June, 1922.^[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 July, 1924, vice Brock.^[3]

↑ London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1922. Issue 42969, col G, pg. 20.
↑ London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.

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

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 ==Early Life & Career==
+He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28096/pages/34 no. 28096.  p. 34.]  3 January, 1908.</ref>
 Bentinck was appointed [[Africa Station|Commander-in-Chief on the Africa Station]] in succession to Vice-Admiral [[William Edmund Goodenough|Sir William E. Goodenough]], dated 12 June, 1922.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 2 March, 1922.  Issue '''42969''', col G, pg. 20.</ref>