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Revision as of 22:01, 16 December 2014

Rear-Admiral John Leslie Burr ( – 13 November, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Burr was promoted to the rank of Commander on 21 June, 1887.

Burr was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1894.

Burr was appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser Porpoise on 11 March, 1894.[1]

Burr was appointed in command of the convoy sloop Andromeda on 5 September, 1899.[2]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Algernon W. Heneage
Captain of H.M.S. Iphigenia
24 Jul, 1895[3] – 28 Aug, 1895[4]
Succeeded by
Herbert Chatterton
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Severn
8 Jul, 1896[5] – 25 Aug, 1896[6]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Andromeda
11 Jul, 1899[7]
Succeeded by
John L. Burr
Preceded by
John L. Burr
Captain of H.M.S. Andromeda
5 Sep, 1899[8] – 12 Mar, 1901[9]
Succeeded by
Francis J. Foley
Preceded by
James L. Hammet
Captain of the Portsmouth Fleet Reserve
15 Apr, 1901[10]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Burr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 86/174.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 223.
  3. Burr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 86/174.
  4. Burr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 86/174.
  5. Burr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 86/174.
  6. Burr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 86/174.
  7. Burr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 89?
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 223.
  9. Burr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 89?
  10. Burr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 86/174.

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