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Revision as of 14:50, 7 October 2017

Rear-Admiral (retired) Stanley Ray Miller (16 July, 1875 – 18 July, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Norfolk.

Miller was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1897.

Miller was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.

On 24 June, 1915,[1] while a Commander, Miller was appointed in command of the monitor H.M.S. Sir John Moore, and commanded her during bombardment operations in August 1915.[2]

Miller was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1915.

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Australia on 21 September, 1920.[3]

Miller was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 November, 1926.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry L. Cochrane
Assistant Director of Naval Equipment
18 May, 1915 – Jun, 1915
Succeeded by
Christopher P. Metcalfe
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Sir John Moore
24 Jun, 1915[4] – 22 Feb, 1918
Succeeded by
Patrick E. Parker
Preceded by
Claude L. Cumberlege
Captain of H.M.A.S. Australia
21 Sep, 1920[5]
Succeeded by
Owen C. Hare
Preceded by
Henry P. Cayley
Captain of H.M.A.S. Sydney
3 Nov, 1922[6] – 5 May, 1923
Succeeded by
Thomas E. Wardle

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398b.
  2. Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 148.
  3. [Australian] Navy List (January, 1921). p. 26.
  4. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397y.
  5. [Australian] Navy List (January, 1921). p. 26.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 904.