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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Oliver Backhouse''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (5 June, 1875 – 25 March, 1943) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Oliver Backhouse''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (5 June, 1875 – 25 March, 1943) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Life & Career==
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On 30 June, 1908, Backhouse was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28151/supplements/4644 (Supplement) no. 28151.  p. 4644.]  26 June, 1908.</ref>
  
 
Backhouse was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 9 October, 1929, vice [[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|Watson]], promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}}.  He was placed on the Retired List on 10 October.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33542/pages/6476 no. 33542.  p. 6476.]  11 October, 1929.</ref>
 
Backhouse was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 9 October, 1929, vice [[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|Watson]], promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}}.  He was placed on the Retired List on 10 October.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33542/pages/6476 no. 33542.  p. 6476.]  11 October, 1929.</ref>
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic Dreyer]]'''
 
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic Dreyer]]'''
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''[[H.M.S. Orion (1910)|In Command, H.M.S. ''Orion'']]'''<br>1915 &ndash; 1916
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eric John Arthur Fullerton|Eric Fullerton]]'''
 
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eric John Arthur Fullerton|Eric Fullerton]]'''
 
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Revision as of 10:51, 5 February 2011

Admiral SIR Oliver Backhouse, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (5 June, 1875 – 25 March, 1943) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 30 June, 1908, Backhouse was promoted to the rank of Commander.[1]

Backhouse was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 9 October, 1929, vice Watson, promoted to the rank of Admiral. He was placed on the Retired List on 10 October.[2]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
  2. London Gazette: no. 33542. p. 6476. 11 October, 1929.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral O. Backhouse" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 27 March, 1943. Issue 49505, col D, pg. 6.

Service Record


Naval Office
Preceded by
Frederic Dreyer
Commanding Officer of
H.M.S. Orion

1915 – 1916
Succeeded by
Eric Fullerton