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Montgomerie hoisted his flag as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Torpedo Boat and Submarine Craft Flotillas in Commission and Reserve, in the protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Sapphire (1904)|''Sapphire'']] on 1 January, 1907, replacing Rear-Admiral [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 2 June, 1907.  Issue '''38219''', col A, pg. 5.</ref>
Montgomerie hoisted his flag as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Torpedo Boat and Submarine Craft Flotillas in Commission and Reserve, in the protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Sapphire (1904)|''Sapphire'']] on 1 January, 1907, replacing Rear-Admiral [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 2 June, 1907.  Issue '''38219''', col A, pg. 5.</ref>


After the transfer of the First and Second Destroyer Flotillas from the Home Fleet to the Channel Fleet in August,<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 13 August, 1907.  Issue '''38410''', col B, pg. 10.</ref> Montgomerie became Rear-Admiral (D) in that fleet.  It was decided in November that his appointment would lapse after his term of service was completed.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 25 November, 1907.  Issue '''38499''', col C, pg. 4.</ref>  He struck his flag at sunset on 1 January, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 19 December, 1907.  Issue '''38520''', col B, pg. 10.</ref>
After the transfer of the First and Second Destroyer Flotillas from the Home Fleet to the Channel Fleet in August,<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 13 August, 1907.  Issue '''38410''', col B, pg. 10.</ref> Montgomerie became Rear-Admiral (D) in that fleet.  It was decided in November that his appointment would lapse after his term of service was completed.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 25 November, 1907.  Issue '''38499''', col C, pg. 4.</ref>  He struck his flag at sunset on 1 January, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 19 December, 1907.  Issue '''38520''', col B, pg. 10.</ref>  Admiral [[Sydney Robert Fremantle|Sir Sydney R. Fremantle]], who had served with Montgomerie in ''Prince George'', later recounted, "Unfortunately when in command of the Destroyer Service as a rear-admiral he fell out with the Admiralty over the allowance of fuel which he considered essential for their training, resigned his appointment, and was not re-employed."<ref>Fremantle.  ''My Naval Career''.  p. 91.</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 16:48, 3 June 2010

Rear-Admiral Robert Archibald James Montgomerie, C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (11 September, 1855 – 1 September, 1908) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Montgomerie hoisted his flag as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Torpedo Boat and Submarine Craft Flotillas in Commission and Reserve, in the protected cruiser Sapphire on 1 January, 1907, replacing Rear-Admiral Alfred L. Winsloe.[1]

After the transfer of the First and Second Destroyer Flotillas from the Home Fleet to the Channel Fleet in August,[2] Montgomerie became Rear-Admiral (D) in that fleet. It was decided in November that his appointment would lapse after his term of service was completed.[3] He struck his flag at sunset on 1 January, 1908.[4] Admiral Sir Sydney R. Fremantle, who had served with Montgomerie in Prince George, later recounted, "Unfortunately when in command of the Destroyer Service as a rear-admiral he fell out with the Admiralty over the allowance of fuel which he considered essential for their training, resigned his appointment, and was not re-employed."[5]

Footnotes

  1. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 June, 1907. Issue 38219, col A, pg. 5.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 13 August, 1907. Issue 38410, col B, pg. 10.
  3. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 November, 1907. Issue 38499, col C, pg. 4.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 19 December, 1907. Issue 38520, col B, pg. 10.
  5. Fremantle. My Naval Career. p. 91.

Bibliography

  • "Rear-Admiral R. A. J. Montgomerie" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 3 September, 1908. Issue 38742, col D, pg. 9.

Service Records