Joseph Armand Shuter

Commander Joseph Armand Shuter, M.V.O. (27 May, 1876 – 16 September, 1915) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Victoria, New South Wales, Shuter gained eight months' time on passing out of Britannia. He was appointed to Royal Arthur in the Pacific on 2 March, 1893.

Shuter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1899.

Shuter was awarded an M.V.O., Fourth Class, gazetted 21 May, 1905.

Shuter left command of the gunboat Redbreast on 11 March, 1910 and hopped on Andromeda at Aden for passage home. On 14 May, he joined Defiance for a five week Senior Course in torpedoes.

Shuter was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1913.

Shuter was superseded in command of the Alarm Class torpedo gunboat Leda on 7 January, 1914 and presently went to a Signals and War Course, borne on the books of President. On 20 June, 1914 he was appointed to Tyne, additional, for command of reduced T.Bs. and T.B.Ds., possibly also including command of T.B. 25. However, on 2 November, 1914, Shuter was discharged to Queensferry Hospital, never to return. The remainder of his naval career would be a series of hospitalisations and scheduled resurveys that revealed a deteriorating condition stemming from a disease of the liver.

Shuter died at age 41 on Manchester Street in Manchester Square.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Sydney S. Hall	Captain of H.M. T.B. 81 early 1904	Succeeded by Joseph C. Davies
Preceded by Walter H. Cowan	Captain of H.M.S. Foyle 9 Nov, 1904 – 30 Dec, 1904	Succeeded by Joseph A. Shuter
Preceded by Valentine E. B. Phillimore	Captain of H.M.S. Ariel 30 Dec, 1904 – 31 Jan, 1905	Succeeded by Andrew W. Kerr
Preceded by Joseph A. Shuter	Captain of H.M.S. Foyle 15 Mar, 1905 – 28 May, 1906	Succeeded by Cyril Asser
Preceded by Charles J. Collins	Captain of H.M.S. Swordfish 28 May, 1906 – 3 Aug, 1906	Succeeded by George W. McO. Campbell
Preceded by Gerald H. Brady	Captain of H.M.S. Violet 3 Aug, 1906 – 7 Feb, 1908	Succeeded by Stephen H. Morres
Preceded by Walter Hose	Captain of H.M.S. Redbreast 7 Feb, 1908 – 11 Mar, 1910	Succeeded by John R. Dodington
Preceded by Frederic W. Dean	Captain of H.M.S. Antelope 21 Jun, 1910 – 18 Apr, 1912	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Robert A. Hornell	Captain of H.M.S. Leda 29 Jul, 1912 – 15 Jul, 1913	Succeeded by Joseph A. Shuter
Preceded by Joseph A. Shuter	Captain of H.M.S. Leda 22 Oct, 1913 – 7 Jan, 1914	Succeeded by Edward M. C. Rutherfoord
Preceded by Frank Lumb	Captain of H.M. T.B. 25 29 Jul, 1914 – 2 Nov, 1914	Succeeded by Lionel J. G. Anderson