Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
Sir Robert Hastings Penruddock Harris
KCB,
KCMG (12 October 1843 – 25 August 1926) was a
Royal Navy officer who went on to be
Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Naval career
Harris joined the
Royal Navy in 1856.
[Anglo-Boer War]
Promoted to
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
in 1879 and to rear-admiral in 1891, he commanded the
Training Squadron
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from 1893 to 1895 before becoming Second-in-Command of the
Mediterranean Fleet
The British Mediterranean Fleet, also known as the Mediterranean Station, was a formation of the Royal Navy. The Fleet was one of the most prestigious commands in the navy for the majority of its history, defending the vital sea link between t ...
in 1896.
[ In that role he was involved in the Cretan Revolt.][ in October 1899 he formed a Naval Brigade and despatched the brigade to support General Frederick Forestier-Walker in defeating of the Boers at the Battle of Ladysmith – one of the guns surrendered by the Boers survives at Devonport today. Promoted to vice admiral in 1901 he went on to serve as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1903 with promotion to admiral in 1904.Royal Navy Flag Officers, 1 June 1906]
/ref>['HARRIS, Adm. Sir Robert Hastings', in ''Who Was Who 1916–1928'' (London: A & C Black, 1992 reprint, )]
He lived at a house called The Brake in Yelverton, Devon.[Admiral Sir Robert Hastings Penruddock Harris]
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Family
He married Florence Cordelia Henn-Gennys; they had three sons and five daughters.[
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References
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1843 births
1926 deaths
Admiral presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Royal Navy admirals
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Royal Navy personnel of the Second Boer War