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Revision as of 18:00, 17 July 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
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 24. 2 January, 1906.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 392p.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
- ↑ 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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