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Revision as of 16:05, 31 July 2012
Admiral Robert Hathorn Johnston Stewart, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (20 May, 1858 – 23 May, 1940) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1882.[1]
Johnston Stewart was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1895.[2]
Captain
Johnston Stewart was appointed to command of the Monmouth on 8 August, 1905.[3]
He was in command of Africa on 18 December 1907.[4]
He was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard on 1 July, 1908.[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 8 September, 1909, vice Marx.[6]
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he 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 19 June, 1911.[7]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 9 July, 1912.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 15 July, 1915,[9] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918.[10]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25073. p. 653. 17 February, 1882.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26694. p. 7532. 31 December, 1895.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 29 July, 1905. Issue 37772, col B, pg. 10.
- ↑ Navy List 1908
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 May, 1908. Issue 38657, col C, pg. 16.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28289. p. 6959. 17 September, 1909.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28626. p. 5082. 12 July, 1912.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7073. 20 July, 1915.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
Bibliography
- "Admiral R. H. Johnston-Stewart" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 24 May, 1940. Issue 48624, col F, pg. 9.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
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- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1871
- Captains of H.M.S. Naiad (1890)
- Captains of H.M.S. Monmouth (1901)
- Captains of H.M.S. Africa (1905)
- Captains of H.M.S. Goliath (1898)
- Captains Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard
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