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| + | Forster was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1918.<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 202.</ref> | ||
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| + | Forster was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1926<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 202.</ref> and then loaned to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] on 25 February, 1927 through February, 1929.<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 203.</ref> | ||
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| + | Loaned again to the R.A.N. on 1 April, 1935, Forster was immediately put in command of {{AU-Australia|f=p}}. He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 30 May, 1937 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} ff. 202, 203.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:17, 24 August 2017
Rear-Admiral Herbert Acheson Forster, M.V.O., R.N. (20 June, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Forster was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1907.[1]
Post-War
Forster was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[2]
Forster was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1926[3] and then loaned to the Royal Australian Navy on 25 February, 1927 through February, 1929.[4]
Loaned again to the R.A.N. on 1 April, 1935, Forster was immediately put in command of H.M.A.S. Australia. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 May, 1937 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[5]
World War II
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Salisbury H. Simpson as Captain of H.M. T.B. 50 |
Captain of H.M.T.B. 050 1 Mar, 1907[6] |
Succeeded by Hugh J. Woodward |
| Preceded by Richard B. Davies |
Captain of H.M.S. Frobisher Sep, 1929[7] – Apr, 1930[8] |
Succeeded by Colin A. M. Sarel |
| Preceded by Edward L. Booty as Assistant to Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves |
Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves 13 Aug, 1931[9] – 20 Sep, 1932[10] |
Succeeded by Vernon S. Butler |
| Preceded by Colin A. M. Sarel |
Captain of H.M.S. Frobisher Dec, 1932[11] – Dec, 1934[12] |
Succeeded by Piers K. Kekewich |
Footnotes
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 202.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 202.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 202.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. ff. 202, 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
