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'''Ernest Russell Archer''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Ernest Russell Archer''', K.C.B., C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (14 September, 1891 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Archer was promoted to the rank of {{SLieutRN}} on 15 April, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 3}}
 
Archer was promoted to the rank of {{SLieutRN}} on 15 April, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 3}}
  
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Archer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1914.<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>
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==Gret War==
 
Archer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fury|f=t}} on 8 March, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 797}}
 
Archer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fury|f=t}} on 8 March, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 797}}
  
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Archer was appointed to {{UK-Fury}} as first officer on 14 January, 1915.  On 3 July, he was transferred to {{UK-Mons}} to await her commissioning.  He was forced to leave her on 16 September to go to a hospital ship for surgery due to variocele.  From there, two weeks in Chatham Hospital, but he was not discharged until 6 October.  He was then appointed to {{UK-Larne}} on the 15th, remaining in her until 3 January, 1916 when he was appointed to {{UK-Nereide}}.  By 23 April, 1916, he was informed that he had insufficient sea time to qualify him for destroyer command, and on 25 September he was appointed to {{UK-Rowena}}.<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>
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==Inter-War Period==
 
Archer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Thruster|f=t}} on 29 July, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 873}}
 
Archer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Thruster|f=t}} on 29 July, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 873}}
  
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Revenge|f=t}} in July, 1939.{{MackieRNW}}
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Archer was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1922.<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>
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After a series of destroyer commands, he was appointed commander of {{UK-Capetown}} on 2 February, 1925, where he would remain for two years.<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>
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Archer was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1927.<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>
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Archer was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1934.<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Revenge|f=t}} in July, 1939.
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==World War II==
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Archer was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 July, 1943.<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>
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Archer was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 16 May, 1947.<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>
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Archer was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} and placed on the Retired List on 1 December, 1950.<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 10:16, 18 June 2015

Admiral SIR Ernest Russell Archer, K.C.B., C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (14 September, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Archer was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 April, 1902.[1]

Archer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1914.[2]

Gret War

Archer was appointed in command of the destroyer Fury on 8 March, 1918.[3]

Archer was appointed to Fury as first officer on 14 January, 1915. On 3 July, he was transferred to Mons to await her commissioning. He was forced to leave her on 16 September to go to a hospital ship for surgery due to variocele. From there, two weeks in Chatham Hospital, but he was not discharged until 6 October. He was then appointed to Larne on the 15th, remaining in her until 3 January, 1916 when he was appointed to Nereide. By 23 April, 1916, he was informed that he had insufficient sea time to qualify him for destroyer command, and on 25 September he was appointed to Rowena.[4]

Inter-War Period

Archer was appointed in command of the destroyer Thruster on 29 July, 1920.[5]

Archer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1922.[6]

After a series of destroyer commands, he was appointed commander of Capetown on 2 February, 1925, where he would remain for two years.[7]

Archer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.[8]

Archer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1934.[9]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Revenge in July, 1939.

World War II

Archer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1943.[10]

Archer was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 16 May, 1947.[11]

Archer was promoted to the rank of Admiral and placed on the Retired List on 1 December, 1950.[12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. P38
16 May, 1917[13]
Succeeded by
Aubrey E. D. Moore
Preceded by
Frederick A. P. Foster
Captain of H.M.S. Fury
8 Mar, 1918[14]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Daniel H. Rainier
Captain of H.M.S. Thruster
29 Jul, 1920[15]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William Frederic Wake-Walker
Captain of H.M.S. Revenge
Jul, 1939[16]
Succeeded by
L. Vaughan Morgan

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 3.
  2. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 797.
  4. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 873.
  6. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  7. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  8. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  9. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  10. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  11. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  12. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  13. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396e.
  14. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 797.
  15. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 873.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.