Robert Lowry Herbert Armstrong
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Lieutenant Robert Lowry Herbert Armstrong (21 February, 1859 – 15 October, 1903) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
In July, 1871, Armstrong was nineteenth-ranked of twenty candidates who passed the entrance examinations, but who were not amongst the thirty-five taken in. He was told he was welcome to try again in the coming November testing cycle.[1]
Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 June, 1883.
Amstrong committed suicide by a firearm in Hyde Park.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 42 28 Apr, 1887[2] |
Succeeded by Robert L. H. Armstrong |
| Preceded by Robert L. H. Armstrong |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 42 7 Jul, 1887[3] – 28 Sep, 1887[4] |
Succeeded by Augustus R. C. Warren |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 9 6 May, 1892[5] – 31 Mar, 1893[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Shark 24 Jul, 1895[7] |
Succeeded by Ernest C. T. Troubridge |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 04, 1871; pg. 12; Issue 27106.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/38. f. 43.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/38. f. 43.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/38. f. 43.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/38. f. 43.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
