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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Farquhar was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983. p. 3984.] 1 July, 1898.</ref> | + | Farquhar was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983. p. 3984.] 1 July, 1898.</ref> |
==Captain== | ==Captain== | ||
| − | Farquhar was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/24 no. 27870. p. 24.] 2 January, 1906.</ref> | + | Farquhar was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/24 no. 27870. p. 24.] 2 January, 1906.</ref> |
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
Appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Britannia (1904)|''Britannia'']] on 19 July, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 392''p''.</ref> | Appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Britannia (1904)|''Britannia'']] on 19 July, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 392''p''.</ref> | ||
| − | Farquhar was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 April, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30037/pages/3955 no. 30037. p. 3955.] 27 April, 1917.</ref> He was placed on the Retired List on 27 April.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30042/pages/4095 no. 30042. p. 4095.] 1 May, 1917.</ref> | + | Farquhar was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 April, 1917.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30037/pages/3955 no. 30037. p. 3955.] 27 April, 1917.</ref> He was placed on the Retired List on 27 April.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30042/pages/4095 no. 30042. p. 4095.] 1 May, 1917.</ref> |
==Retirement== | ==Retirement== | ||
| − | Farquhar was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32672/pages/3030 no. 32672. p. 3030.] 14 April, 1922.</ref> and advanced to the {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 25 October, 1926.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33221/pages/7406 no. 33221. p. 7406.] 16 November, 1926.</ref> | + | Farquhar was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32672/pages/3030 no. 32672. p. 3030.] 14 April, 1922.</ref> and advanced to the {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 25 October, 1926.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33221/pages/7406 no. 33221. p. 7406.] 16 November, 1926.</ref> |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 22:00, 24 September 2012
Admiral Stuart St. John Farquhar, Royal Navy, Retired (2 October, 1865 – 8 February, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[1]
Captain
Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[2]
Great War
Appointed command of the battleship Britannia on 19 July, 1916.[3]
Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917.[4] He was placed on the Retired List on 27 April.[5]
Retirement
Farquhar was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922,[6] and advanced to the Admiral on the Retired List on 25 October, 1926.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 24. 2 January, 1906.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 392p.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
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