George Holmes Borrett
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Admiral George Holmes Borrett, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (10 March, 1868 – 10 June, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Johnson scored 1,322 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming third out of his batch of twenty.[1]
Borrett was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron, dated 1 March, 1919.[2]
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Admiral G. H. Borrett" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 11 June, 1952. Issue 52335, col D, pg. 8.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
Categories:
- 1868 births
- 1952 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1881
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Pioneer (1899)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Indefatigable (1891)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Ramillies (1892)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Donegal (1902)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Warrior (1905)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Monarch (1911)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
