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Armstrong was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 13 November, 1892.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26359/pages/2 no. 26359. p. 2.] 2 January, 1893.</ref> | Armstrong was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 13 November, 1892.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26359/pages/2 no. 26359. p. 2.] 2 January, 1893.</ref> | ||
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| + | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lynx|f=t}} on 3 August, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue '''35274''', col D, p. 11.</ref> | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} dated 1 January, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27512/pages/4 no. 27512. p. 4.] 2 January, 1903.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} dated 1 January, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27512/pages/4 no. 27512. p. 4.] 2 January, 1903.</ref> | ||
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Vice-Admiral John Garnet Armstrong, O.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (19 July, 1870 – 30 April, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 13 November, 1892.[1]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Lynx on 3 August, 1897.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 1 January, 1903.[3]
Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1908.[4]
On 12 February, 1910, he was appointed in command of the repair ship Cyclops.[5]
He was appointed Captain of the battleship London on 18 February, 1914,[6] and directed her in operations in the Channel and in the Dardanelles.
Armstrong was captain of the armoured cruiser Bacchante from February to June in 1917.[7] In August, he took command of the armoured cruiser King Alfred, serving in her until April 1918.[8]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 January, 1920, vice Grant, and was placed on the Retired List at his own request the following day.[9]
Armstrong died age 78 on 30 April, 1949. He was cremated on 4 May at Golders Green Crematorium.[10]
Who was Who
ARMSTRONG, Vice-Admiral John Garnet Born 19 July 1870; s of Surgeon-General W. N. Armstrong; m 1893, Ethel Mary (d 1923), d of Comdr G. P. Heath, RN, OBE; two s ; died 30 April 1949
retired
EDUCATION Burneys; HMS Britannia
CAREER Served in China during the China-Jap. War 1894, also in Boxer War 1899; in European War in command of HMS London in the Channel and Dardanelles and afterwards in HMS King Alfred, and after the war as Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard; retired 1920; at present doing voluntary work for the SOS Society and others
CLUB United Service
ADDRESS 23 Gordon Square, WC1 Euston 3980
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26359. p. 2. 2 January, 1893.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28211. p. 32. 1 January, 1909.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 February, 1910. Issue 39189, col F, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1832. 13 February, 1920.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 3 May, 1949. Issue 51371, col B, p. 1.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown |
Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard 1918 – 1920 |
Succeeded by D. Murray Anderson
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