Francis Spurstow Miller

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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 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]

In January 1905, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Niobe[4] until being appointed to command Hawke on 9 July.[5]

He was appointed in command of Sutlej in May 1906.[6]

He was appointed to command the battleship Goliath on 4 December, 1907.[7]

He was appointed to command the destroyer Duncan in December 1912, serving in her for eleven months.[8]

Miller was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 14 October, 1913.[9]

Great War

On 8 August, 1914, Miller was appointed Rear-Admiral at Scapa Flow.[10]

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.[11] Miller was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 September, 1918.[12] His title at the close of hostilities was Vice-Admiral, Buncrana, and in charge of the Northern Division of the Irish Command.[13]

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.[14]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 29 January, 1920.[15] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.[16]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 June, 1905. Issue 37745, col F, p. 12.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 321.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 28768. p. 7521. 28 October, 1913.
  10. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (March, 1915). p. 4.
  11. Newbolt. Naval Operations. V. p. 35.
  12. The London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
  13. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
  14. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  15. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31791. p. 2189. 24 February, 1920.
  16. The 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, p. 8.
  • Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Appointment
Rear-Admiral,
Scapa

1914 – 1916
Succeeded by
Robert J. Prendergast

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John Denison
Captain of H.M.S. Niobe
Jan, 1905 – ?
Succeeded by
Charles H. Umfreville
Preceded by
Arthur J. Horsley
Captain of H.M.S. Hawke
9 Jul, 1905 – ?
Succeeded by
William L. Grant
Preceded by
William L. Grant
Captain of H.M.S. Sutlej
May, 1906 – ?
Succeeded by
Evelyn R. Le Marchant
Preceded by
Robert H. J. Stewart
Captain of H.M.S. Goliath
4 Dec, 1907 – ?
Succeeded by
Edward B. Kiddle
Preceded by
Francis W. Kennedy
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan
11 Dec, 1912 – ?
Succeeded by
Frederic A. Whitehead

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