Rudolf Miles Burmester

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Admiral Sir Rudolf M. Burmester, 1931.
© National Portrait Gallery, London.

Admiral SIR Rudolf Miles Burmester K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., R.N. (11 November, 1875 – 27 December, 1956) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Burmester was born at The Elms in Thames Ditton. After entering the Navy he was rated Midshipman on 15 August, 1890.[1]

Burmester was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 14 September, 1894.[1]

Burmester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1897.[1]

Burmester married Marjorie Gladys Lloyd on March 20, 1907, and was promoted to the rank of Commander three months later on 30 June.[1]

He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Latona on 20 August, 1913.[2]

Burmester was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1914.[3]

Great War

Burmester was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Euryalus on 21 October, 1914 and became the Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies. He was mentioned in despatches as a result of service at Gallipoli in 1915.[4] On 24 March, 1917, he relinquished command of Euryalus but remained aboard and retained his duties as Chief of Staff until 12 August, 1917.[5]

He served as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, The Honourable Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, from 22 August, 1917 to 26 August, 1919.[6][7]

Post-War

In 1922 he was appointed Chief of Staff to Gough-Calthorpe, now Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

In April, 1923, he was appointed in command of Warspite.[8]

Having been promoted to Rear Admiral in 1924, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station in 1929.[9]

World War II

Burmester also served in World War II as Commander of Naval Forces based in the Swansea area from 4 July, 1940. From February, 1941, he was Flag Officer in Charge, Cardiff, vice Vice-Admiral Tomkinson, serving in the rank of Rear Admiral.[10]

On 8 February, 1944 was superseded as Flag Officer in Charge, Cardiff by Thomas Hugh Binney.[11]

Bibliography

  • "Adml. Sir R. Burmester" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 29 December, 1956. Issue 53725, col E, p. 8.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alan C. Bruce 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 77
8 Jul, 1896[12] 		Succeeded by
Thomas J. Croker
Preceded by
John W. Renshaw 		Captain of H.M.S. Hunter
16 Jul, 1901[13] 		Succeeded by
Edward Duffett
Preceded by
James U. Farie 		Captain of H.M.S. Latona
20 Aug, 1913[14][15] – 25 Jul, 1914[16] 		Succeeded by
Thomas H. M. Maurice
Preceded by
Claude W. B. Scobell 		Captain of H.M.S. Charybdis
1 Aug, 1914[17] – 21 Oct, 1914[18] 		Succeeded by
Robert W. Glennie
Preceded by
Eustace La T. Leatham 		Captain of H.M.S. Euryalus
21 Oct, 1914[19] – 24 Mar, 1917[20] 		Succeeded by
Robert H. R. MacKay
Preceded by
Maurice S. FitzMaurice 		Chief of Staff, Mediterranean Station
12 Aug, 1917[21] 		Succeeded by
Barry E. Domvile
Preceded by
? 		Director of the Communications Division
15 Nov, 1919[22] – 28 Apr, 1920[23] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Robert N. Bax 		Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
5 Apr, 1923[24] – 4 Jan, 1926[25] 		Succeeded by
Stephen St. L. Moore
Preceded by
John W. L. McClintock 		Director of the Mobilisation Department
18 Dec, 1926[26] – 18 Dec, 1928[27] 		Succeeded by
Edward A. Astley-Rushton
Preceded by
David M. Anderson 		Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station
27 Dec, 1928[28] – 26 Feb, 1931[29] 		Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Royal Navy Admirals 1904–1945
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 337.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28842. p. 4880. 22 June, 1914.
  4. ↑ Galipolli Campaign – Naval Mentions
  5. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31262 p. 4195. 25 March, 1919.
  7. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  8. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1930
  10. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 235.
  11. ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
  12. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 3 July, 1896; pg. 12.
  13. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 337.
  15. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  16. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  17. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  18. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  19. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  20. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 783.
  22. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  23. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  24. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  25. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  26. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  27. ↑ Superseded that day. Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
  28. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  29. ↑ Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.

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