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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Francis Spurstow Miller''', {{Post-Nominals|country=GBR-cats|C.B.m}}, R.N., Retired (25 November, 1863 &ndash; 6 February, 1954) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Francis Spurstow Miller''', {{Post-Nominals|country=GBR-cats|C.B.m}}, R.N., Retired (25 November, 1863 &ndash; 6 February, 1954) was a gifted and zealous navigating officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Miller's promotion to the rank of {{LieutRN}} was dated 22 May, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25545/pages/7 no. 25545. p. 7.]  1 January, 1886.</ref>
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In September 1882, {{SubRN}} Miller had charge of a Gatling gun at Alexandria and Port Said.<ref>Miller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/88.|D8115391}} f. 16.</ref>
  
Miller was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1897.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924.  p. 7854.]  31 December, 1897.</ref>
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Miller's promotion to the rank of {{LieutRN}} was dated 22 May, 1885.{{Gaz|25545|7|1 January, 1886}}
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In July 1891, Miller was granted surveying pay for assisting {{UK-Rambler}} in a survey of the northern part of Harrah Island.  In September 1892, the Admiralty expressed its appreciation for his efforts to catalogue information about Lerwick Harbour in the Shetlands.  Miller was awarded the [[Shadwell Testimonial]] for 1896 for drawing up a plan of Portrush Harbour.<ref>Miller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.|D8115391}} f. 16.</ref>{{HTNC|6 Feb 1897, p. 8}}
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Miller was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1897.{{Gaz|26924|7854|31 December, 1897}}
  
 
==Captain==
 
==Captain==
Miller was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27572/pages/4187 no. 27572.  p. 4187.]  3 July, 1903.</ref>
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Miller was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1903.{{Gaz|27572|4187|3 July, 1903}}
  
In January 1905, he assumed command of the {{UK-Niobe|f=t}}{{MackieRNW}} until being appointed to command {{UK-Hawke}} on 9 July.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 June, 1905.  Issue '''37745''', col F, p. 12.</ref>
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He was appointed to command {{UK-Hawke}} on 9 July.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 June, 1905.  Issue '''37745''', col F, p. 12.</ref>
  
He was appointed in command of {{UK-Sutlej}} in May 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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In 1903, Miller helped prepare a helpful pamphlet on the [[Mooring Board]] and the [[Battenberg Course Indicator]]. In July 1904 the Admiralty thanked him for preparing a handbook on navigational subjects.<ref>Miller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.|D8115391}} f. 16.</ref>
  
He was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-Goliath}} on 4 December, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 321.</ref>
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Miller was appointed in command of {{UK-Sutlej}} in May 1906.
  
He was appointed to command the {{UK-Duncan|f=t}} in December 1912, serving in her for eleven months.{{MackieRNW}}
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He was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-Goliath}} on 4 December, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 321}}
  
Miller was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 14  October, 1913.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28768/pages/7521 no. 28768.  p. 7521.]  28 October, 1913.</ref>
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On 8 August, 1909, he was appointed in some capacity to the [[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Hydrographic Department]], remaining there until 10 December, 1912.<ref>Legibility problems in two service records, e.g., Miller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 492.  </ref>
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He was appointed to command the {{UK-1Duncan|f=t}} in December 1912.
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Miller was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 14  October, 1913.{{Gaz|28768|7521|28 October, 1913}}
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
On 8 August, 1914, Miller was appointed Rear-Admiral at Scapa Flow.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (March, 1915).  p. 4.</ref>
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On 8 August, 1914, Miller was appointed Rear-Admiral at Scapa Flow.{{SMNLMar15|p. 4}}
  
On 18 May, 1917 Miller was appointed to take charge of the northern division of the naval command in Ireland, taking pressure off the leadership in Queenstown.<ref>Newbolt.  ''Naval Operations''.  '''V'''.  p. 35.</ref>  Miller was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 September, 1918.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30887/pages/10549 no. 30887.  p. 10549.]  6 September, 1918.</ref> His title at the close of hostilities was Vice-Admiral, Buncrana, and in charge of the Northern Division of the Irish Command.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 3.</ref>
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On 18 May, 1917 Miller was appointed to take charge of the northern division of the naval command in Ireland, taking pressure off the leadership in Queenstown.<ref>Newbolt.  ''Naval Operations''.  '''V'''.  p. 35.</ref>  Miller was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 September, 1918.{{Gaz|30887|10549|6 September, 1918}} His title at the close of hostilities was Vice-Admiral, Buncrana, and in charge of the Northern Division of the Irish Command.{{SMNLNov18|p. 3}}
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==
Miller was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31099/supplements/106 (Supplement) no. 31099.  p. 106.]  1 January, 1919.</ref>
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Miller was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.{{GazSup|31099|106|1 January, 1919}}
  
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 29 January, 1920.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31791/supplements/2189 (Supplement) no. 31791.  p. 2189.]  24 February, 1920.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32719/supplements/4474 (Supplement) no. 32719.  p. 4474.]  13 June, 1922.</ref>
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He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 29 January, 1920.{{GazSup|31791|2189|24 February, 1920}} He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.{{GazSup|32719|4474|13 June, 1922}}
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
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Revision as of 22:16, 27 December 2020

Admiral Francis S. Miller, 1919.
© National Portrait Gallery, London.

Admiral Francis Spurstow Miller, C.B., R.N., Retired (25 November, 1863 – 6 February, 1954) was a gifted and zealous navigating officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

In September 1882, Sub-Lieutenant Miller had charge of a Gatling gun at Alexandria and Port Said.[1]

Miller's promotion to the rank of Lieutenant was dated 22 May, 1885.[2]

In July 1891, Miller was granted surveying pay for assisting Rambler in a survey of the northern part of Harrah Island. In September 1892, the Admiralty expressed its appreciation for his efforts to catalogue information about Lerwick Harbour in the Shetlands. Miller was awarded the Shadwell Testimonial for 1896 for drawing up a plan of Portrush Harbour.[3][4]

Miller was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1897.[5]

Captain

Miller was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1903.[6]

He was appointed to command Hawke on 9 July.[7]

In 1903, Miller helped prepare a helpful pamphlet on the Mooring Board and the Battenberg Course Indicator. In July 1904 the Admiralty thanked him for preparing a handbook on navigational subjects.[8]

Miller was appointed in command of Sutlej in May 1906.

He was appointed to command the battleship Goliath on 4 December, 1907.[9]

On 8 August, 1909, he was appointed in some capacity to the Hydrographic Department, remaining there until 10 December, 1912.[10]

He was appointed to command the pre-dreadnought Duncan in December 1912.

Miller was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 14 October, 1913.[11]

Great War

On 8 August, 1914, Miller was appointed Rear-Admiral at Scapa Flow.[12]

On 18 May, 1917 Miller was appointed to take charge of the northern division of the naval command in Ireland, taking pressure off the leadership in Queenstown.[13] Miller was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 September, 1918.[14] His title at the close of hostilities was Vice-Admiral, Buncrana, and in charge of the Northern Division of the Irish Command.[15]

Post-War

Miller was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[16]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 29 January, 1920.[17] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.[18]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral F. S. Miller" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 8 February, 1954. Issue 52850, col E, p. 8.
  • Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur J. Horsley
Captain of H.M.S. Hawke
9 Jul, 1905[19][20] – 15 May, 1906[21]
Succeeded by
William L. Grant
Preceded by
William L. Grant
Captain of H.M.S. Sutlej
15 May, 1906[22] – 19 Sep, 1907[23]
Succeeded by
Evelyn R. Le Marchant
Preceded by
Robert H. Johnston Stewart
Captain of H.M.S. Goliath
4 Dec, 1907[24] – 20 Apr, 1909[25]
Succeeded by
Cecil H. France-Hayhurst
Preceded by
Francis W. Kennedy
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan
11 Dec, 1912[26] – 7 Nov, 1913[27]
Succeeded by
Frederic A. Whitehead
Preceded by
New Command
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Scapa
8 Aug, 1914[28] – 7 May, 1916[29]
Succeeded by
Robert J. Prendergast

 

Footnotes

  1. Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 16.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
  3. Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 16.
  4. Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle (Portsmouth, England), 6 Feb 1897, p. 8.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
  7. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 June, 1905. Issue 37745, col F, p. 12.
  8. Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 16.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 321.
  10. Legibility problems in two service records, e.g., Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 492.
  11. The London Gazette: no. 28768. p. 7521. 28 October, 1913.
  12. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). p. 4.
  13. Newbolt. Naval Operations. V. p. 35.
  14. The London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
  15. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 3.
  16. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  17. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31791. p. 2189. 24 February, 1920.
  18. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474. 13 June, 1922.
  19. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 324.
  20. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 June, 1905. Issue 37745, col F, p. 12.
  21. Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 188.
  22. Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 188.
  23. Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 188.
  24. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 321.
  25. Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 188.
  26. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 305.
  27. Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 188.
  28. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). p. 4.
  29. Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 188.