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{{ViceRN}} '''John Garnet Armstrong''' | {{ViceRN}} '''John Garnet Armstrong''', Royal Navy, Retired (19 July, 1870 – 30 April, 1949) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Armstrong was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 13 November, 1892. | Armstrong was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 13 November, 1892.{{Gaz|26359|2|2 January, 1893}} | ||
He | He married Ethel M. Heath on 23 February, 1893 at Kensington.<ref>Armstrong Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602489}} f. 160.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Lynx|f=t}} on 3 August, 1897.{{NMI|Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue '''35274''', col D, p. 11}} | |||
On 15 October, 1897, Armstrong was tried at a Court Martial for negligently stranding {{UK-Lynx}} while following {{UK-Thrasher}} in dense fog off the Cornish coast. He was acquitted.<ref>Armstrong Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602489}} f. 160.</ref>{{NMI|Thursday, Oct 14, 1897; pg. 4; Issue 35334}}{{NMI|Friday, Oct 15, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35335}}{{NMI|Saturday, Oct 16, 1897; pg. 10; Issue 35336}} | |||
In September, 1902, Armstrong was credited with the "cleaver capture" of a pair of pirate dhows at Bussorah.<ref>Armstrong Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602489}} f. 160.</ref> | |||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} dated 1 January, 1903.{{Gaz|27512|4|2 January, 1903}} | |||
After commanding {{UK-Lively}} in the 1903 manoeuvres, Armstrong undertook a war course and a senior officers' gunnery course and was then appointed to the {{UK-Challenger|f=t}} on 3 May, 1904. Upon paying her off on 20 July, 1906, he was appointed to {{UK-Hyacinth}}, to assume command, temporarily for one month from 20 December, 1906.<ref>Armstrong Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602489}} f. 160.</ref> | |||
Armstrong was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1908.{{Gaz|28211|32|1 January, 1909}} | |||
On 12 February, 1910, he was appointed in command of the repair ship [[H.M.S. Cyclops (1905)|''Cyclops'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 7 February, 1910. Issue '''39189''', col F, p. 4.</ref> | On 12 February, 1910, he was appointed in command of the repair ship [[H.M.S. Cyclops (1905)|''Cyclops'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 7 February, 1910. Issue '''39189''', col F, p. 4.</ref> | ||
He was appointed Captain of the battleship {{UK- | He was appointed Captain of the battleship {{UK-1London}} on 18 February, 1914,{{NLDec14|p. 349}} and directed her in operations in the Channel and in the Dardanelles. In March 1917 he was appointed a ''Commendatore dell'Ordine della Corona d'Italia''.<ref>Armstrong Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/89.|D8115573}}</ref> | ||
Armstrong was captain of the {{UK-Bacchante|f=t}} from February to August in 1917. On 1 September 1917, he took command of the {{UK-KingAlfred|f=t}}, serving in her until April 1918.<ref>HMS BACCHANTE – June 1917 to April 1919, Central and South Atlantic [ship's log]. Available at https://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Bacchante.htm, accessed on 7 December 2020.</ref> | |||
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 28 January, 1920, vice [[Noel Grant|Grant]], and was placed on the Retired List at his own request the following day.{{Gaz|31779|1832|13 February, 1920}} | |||
Armstrong died age 78 on 30 April, 1949. He was cremated on 4 May at Golders Green Crematorium.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 3 May, 1949. Issue '''51371''', col B, p. 1.</ref> | Armstrong died age 78 on 30 April, 1949 of a ruptured aorta. He was cremated on 4 May at Golders Green Crematorium.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 3 May, 1949. Issue '''51371''', col B, p. 1.</ref> | ||
==Who was Who== | ==Who was Who== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 6 April 2022
Vice-Admiral John Garnet Armstrong, Royal Navy, Retired (19 July, 1870 – 30 April, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 13 November, 1892.[1]
He married Ethel M. Heath on 23 February, 1893 at Kensington.[2]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Lynx on 3 August, 1897.[3]
On 15 October, 1897, Armstrong was tried at a Court Martial for negligently stranding Lynx while following Thrasher in dense fog off the Cornish coast. He was acquitted.[4][5][6][7]
In September, 1902, Armstrong was credited with the "cleaver capture" of a pair of pirate dhows at Bussorah.[8]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 1 January, 1903.[9]
After commanding Lively in the 1903 manoeuvres, Armstrong undertook a war course and a senior officers' gunnery course and was then appointed to the second class protected cruiser Challenger on 3 May, 1904. Upon paying her off on 20 July, 1906, he was appointed to Hyacinth, to assume command, temporarily for one month from 20 December, 1906.[10]
Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1908.[11]
On 12 February, 1910, he was appointed in command of the repair ship Cyclops.[12]
He was appointed Captain of the battleship London on 18 February, 1914,[13] and directed her in operations in the Channel and in the Dardanelles. In March 1917 he was appointed a Commendatore dell'Ordine della Corona d'Italia.[14]
Armstrong was captain of the armoured cruiser Bacchante from February to August in 1917. On 1 September 1917, he took command of the armoured cruiser King Alfred, serving in her until April 1918.[15]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 January, 1920, vice Grant, and was placed on the Retired List at his own request the following day.[16]
Armstrong died age 78 on 30 April, 1949 of a ruptured aorta. He was cremated on 4 May at Golders Green Crematorium.[17]
Who was Who
ARMSTRONG, Vice-Admiral John Garnet Born 19 July 1870; s of Surgeon-General W. N. Armstrong; m 1893, Ethel Mary (d 1923), d of Comdr G. P. Heath, RN, OBE; two s ; died 30 April 1949
retired
EDUCATION Burneys; HMS Britannia
CAREER Served in China during the China-Jap. War 1894, also in Boxer War 1899; in European War in command of HMS London in the Channel and Dardanelles and afterwards in HMS King Alfred, and after the war as Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard; retired 1920; at present doing voluntary work for the SOS Society and others
CLUB United Service
ADDRESS 23 Gordon Square, WC1 Euston 3980
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26359. p. 2. 2 January, 1893.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Oct 14, 1897; pg. 4; Issue 35334.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 15, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35335.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Oct 16, 1897; pg. 10; Issue 35336.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28211. p. 32. 1 January, 1909.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 February, 1910. Issue 39189, col F, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- ↑ HMS BACCHANTE – June 1917 to April 1919, Central and South Atlantic [ship's log]. Available at https://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Bacchante.htm, accessed on 7 December 2020.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1832. 13 February, 1920.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 3 May, 1949. Issue 51371, col B, p. 1.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160. This is noted in the lower comments field.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 298.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 307.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395n.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1851.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.