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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 19 October, 1914.[4] He was mentioned in despatches as a result of service at Gallipoli in 1915.[5]
He served as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, The Honourable Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, from 1917 to 1919.[6]
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.[7]
Having been promoted to Rear Admiral in 1924, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station in 1929.[8]
He also served in World War II as Commander of Naval Forces based in the Swansea area.[9]
Bibliography
- "Adml. Sir R. Burmester" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 29 December, 1956. Issue 53725, col E, p. 8.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by James U. Farie |
Captain of H.M.S. Latona 20 Aug, 1913[10] |
Succeeded by Thomas H. M. Maurice |
| Preceded by Eustace La T. Leatham |
Captain of H.M.S. Euryalus 19 Oct, 1914[11] |
Succeeded by Robert H. R. MacKay |
| Preceded by Robert N. Bax |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite Apr, 1923[12] |
Succeeded by George K. Chetwode |
| Preceded by John W. L. McClintock |
Director of the Mobilisation Department ? – 18 Dec, 1928[13] |
Succeeded by Edward A. Astley-Rushton |
| Preceded by David M. Anderson |
Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station 14 Feb, 1929[14] |
Succeeded by Hugh J. Tweedie |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Royal Navy Admirals 1904–1945
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 337.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28842. p. 4880. 22 June, 1914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 314.
- ↑ Galipolli Campaign – Naval Mentions
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31262 p. 4195. 25 March, 1919.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1930
- ↑ Royal Navy Ships, January 1942, Part 3 of 4
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 337.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394h.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1930). p. 200.
