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Revision as of 18:57, 5 May 2010

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

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.[1]

Footnotes

  1. 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
In Command, H.M.S. Orion
1915 – 1916
Succeeded by
Eric Fullerton