Francis Spurstow Miller

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Admiral Francis Spurstow Miller, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (25 November, 1863 – 6 February, 1954) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Miller's promotion to the rank of Lieutenant was dated 22 May, 1885.[1]

Miller was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1897.[2]

Captain

Miller was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1903.[3]

Miller was appointed to command H.M.S. Hawke on 9 July, 1905.[4]

He was appointed to command the battleship Goliath on 4 December, 1907.[5]

He was appointed to command the battleship Duncan in 1913.[Fact Check][Citation needed]

Miller was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 14 October, 1913.[6]

Great War

On 8 August, 1914, Miller was appointed Rear-Admiral at Scapa Flow.[7]

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.[8] Miller was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 September, 1918.[9] His title at the close of hostilities was Vice-Admiral, Buncrana, and in charge of the Northern Division of the Irish Command.[10]

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.[11]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 29 January, 1920.[12] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.[13]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 June, 1905. Issue 37745, col F, pg. 12.
  5. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 321.
  6. London Gazette: no. 28768. p. 7521. 28 October, 1913.
  7. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (March, 1915). p. 4.
  8. Newbolt. Naval Operations. V. p. 35.
  9. London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
  10. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
  11. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  12. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31791. p. 2189. 24 February, 1920.
  13. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474. 13 June, 1922.

Bibliography

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

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