Herbert Acheson Forster: Difference between revisions
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Creating stub pages for missing office holders) |
(add RN/RNR/RNVR categories) |
||
| (22 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Herbert Acheson Forster''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{RearRN}} '''Herbert Acheson Forster''', M.V.O., R.N. (20 June, 1885 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Forster was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1907.<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 202.</ref> | |||
<!-- | |||
Forster was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | Forster was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | ||
--> | --> | ||
==Post-War== | |||
Forster was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1918.<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 202.</ref> | |||
Forster was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1926<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 202.</ref> and then loaned to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] on 25 February, 1927 through February, 1929.<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 203.</ref> | |||
Loaned again to the R.A.N. on 1 April, 1935, Forster was immediately put in command of {{AU-Australia|f=p}}. He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 30 May, 1937 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} ff. 202, 203.</ref> | |||
==World War II== | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Herbert+Acheson+Forster Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Herbert+Acheson+Forster Service Records] | ||
{{WP| | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Acheson_Forster}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
| Line 20: | Line 26: | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
<div name=fredbot:appts></div name=fredbot:appts> | <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | ||
{{TabNaval}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Salisbury Hamilton Simpson|Salisbury H. Simpson]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M. T.B. 50'''</small>|'''[[H.M. T.B. 50 (1885)|Captain of H.M.T.B. 050]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1907{{NLOct08|p. 400}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Joseph Woodward|Hugh J. Woodward]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Hext Rogers|Hugh H. Rogers]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Frobisher (1920)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Frobisher'']]'''<br>10 Sep, 1929 – 15 Sep, 1930|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Colin Alfred Molyneux Sarel|Colin A. M. Sarel]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ronald Howard|Ronald Howard]]'''|'''[[Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves|Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves]]'''<br>13 Aug, 1931<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 203.</ref> – 20 Sep, 1932<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 203.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Vernon Saumarez Butler|Vernon S. Butler]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Claude Hamilton|John C. Hamilton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Erebus (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Erebus'']]'''<br>20 Sep, 1932<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 203.</ref> – 17 Dec, 1932<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 203.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Kenneth Gibson|Arthur K. Gibson]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Stephen Walter de Winton|Francis S. W. de Winton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Frobisher (1920)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Frobisher'']]'''<br>16 Dec, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 240}} – 17 Dec, 1934|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Piers Keane Kekewich|Piers K. Kekewich]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Simon Fraser Macleod|William S. F. Macleod]]'''|'''[[H.M.A.S. Australia (1927)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Australia'']]'''<br>1 Apr, 1935 – 4 Apr, 1937<ref>[https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii R.A.N. page on the ship].</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, Fourth Baronet|Hubert G. D. Acland]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry William Urquhart McCall|Henry W. U. McCall]]'''|'''[[Naval Attaché (Royal Navy)|Naval Attaché to Buenos Aires]]'''<br>29 Jul, 1942|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | |||
{{TabEnd}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:appts> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
| Line 27: | Line 43: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forster, Herbert Acheson}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Forster, Herbert Acheson}} | ||
{{CatPerson|UK||}} | {{CatPerson|UK|1885|}} | ||
{{CatRear|UK}} | |||
{{CatBritannia|May, 1900}} | |||
{{CatRN}} | |||
Latest revision as of 22:58, 6 April 2022
Rear-Admiral Herbert Acheson Forster, M.V.O., R.N. (20 June, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Forster was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1907.[1]
Post-War
Forster was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[2]
Forster was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1926[3] and then loaned to the Royal Australian Navy on 25 February, 1927 through February, 1929.[4]
Loaned again to the R.A.N. on 1 April, 1935, Forster was immediately put in command of H.M.A.S. Australia. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 May, 1937 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[5]
World War II
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Salisbury H. Simpson as Captain of H.M. T.B. 50 |
Captain of H.M.T.B. 050 1 Mar, 1907[6] |
Succeeded by Hugh J. Woodward |
| Preceded by Hugh H. Rogers |
Captain of H.M.S. Frobisher 10 Sep, 1929 – 15 Sep, 1930 |
Succeeded by Colin A. M. Sarel |
| Preceded by Ronald Howard |
Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves 13 Aug, 1931[7] – 20 Sep, 1932[8] |
Succeeded by Vernon S. Butler |
| Preceded by John C. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Erebus 20 Sep, 1932[9] – 17 Dec, 1932[10] |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Gibson |
| Preceded by Francis S. W. de Winton |
Captain of H.M.S. Frobisher 16 Dec, 1932[11] – 17 Dec, 1934 |
Succeeded by Piers K. Kekewich |
| Preceded by William S. F. Macleod |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Australia 1 Apr, 1935 – 4 Apr, 1937[12] |
Succeeded by Hubert G. D. Acland |
| Preceded by Henry W. U. McCall |
Naval Attaché to Buenos Aires 29 Jul, 1942 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 202.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 202.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 202.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. ff. 202, 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 240.
- ↑ R.A.N. page on the ship.
