Arthur Gardiner Muller
Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Gardiner Muller (3 April, 1879 – 31 August, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of William Muller, solicitor.
Muller was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1901.[1]
Muller was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1909.[2]
Muller was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Avon on 3 January, 1905.[3]
Muller was appointed in command of the destroyer Racoon on 25 February, 1911.[4]
On 9 May 1915, Muller was granted the acting rank of Commander and given the additional responsibility of commanding the Second Division of Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, by order of the Commander-in-Chief. Muller would take ill before long, however, and succumb to septic poisoning on 31 August, 1915, being replaced by Lieutenant-Commander Henry Noel Marryat Hardy the following day.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles E. Cundall |
Captain of H.M.S. Avon 3 Jan, 1905[6] – Sep, 1905 |
Succeeded by George H. Oxland |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Ouse Sep, 1905 – 29 Dec, 1905 |
Succeeded by George H. H. Holden |
| Preceded by Mark G. Newton |
Captain of H.M.S. Cheerful 29 Dec, 1905[7] – 14 Jan, 1908 |
Succeeded by James U. Farie |
| Preceded by James U. Farie |
Captain of H.M.S. Liffey 14 Jan, 1908[8] – 18 Oct, 1909 |
Succeeded by John H. Bainbridge |
| Preceded by Hugh D. Colville |
Captain of H.M.S. Racoon 25 Feb, 1911[9] – 31 Aug, 1915 |
Succeeded by Henry N. M. Hardy |
Footnotes
- ↑ Muller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/102. f. 102.
- ↑ Muller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/102. f. 102.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 376a.
- ↑ Muller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/102. f. 102.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397m.
