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Armstrong was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 29 June, 1883. | Armstrong was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 29 June, 1883. | ||
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Lieutenant Robert Lowry Herbert Armstrong (21 February, 1859 – 15 October, 1903) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
In July, 1871, Armstrong was nineteenth-ranked of twenty candidates who passed the entrance examinations, but who were not amongst the thirty-five taken in. He was told he was welcome to try again in the coming November testing cycle.[1]
Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 June, 1883.
Amstrong committed suicide by a firearm in Hyde Park.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 42 7 Jul, 1887[2] |
Succeeded by Augustus R. C. Warren |
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