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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Mansel Porter|John M. Porter]]'''<br><small>as '''Commander (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla'''</small>|'''[[Eighth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla]]'''<br>14 Mar, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 219}} – Apr, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Rudolph Ernest Wilbraham Perryman|Cecil R. E. W. Perryman]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Mansel Porter|John M. Porter]]'''<br><small>as '''Commander (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla'''</small>|'''[[Eighth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla]]'''<br>14 Mar, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 219}} – Apr, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Rudolph Ernest Wilbraham Perryman|Cecil R. E. W. Perryman]]'''}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Rudolph Ernest Wilbraham Perryman|Cecil R. E. W. Perryman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Keppel (1920)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Keppel'']]'''<br> | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Rudolph Ernest Wilbraham Perryman|Cecil R. E. W. Perryman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Keppel (1920)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Keppel'']]'''<br>early 1932 – Apr, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alexander Robert Hammick|Alexander R. Hammick]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Robert Hammick|Alexander R. Hammick]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Curacoa'']]'''<br>25 Apr, 1933 – 1 Aug, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Malcolm Peters|Arthur M. Peters]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Robert Hammick|Alexander R. Hammick]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Curacoa'']]'''<br>25 Apr, 1933 – 1 Aug, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Malcolm Peters|Arthur M. Peters]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.A.S. Perth (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Amphion'']]'''<br>5 Dec, 1935 – 1 Mar, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Leslie Graham Adams|William L. G. Adams]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.A.S. Perth (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Amphion'']]'''<br>5 Dec, 1935 – 1 Mar, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Leslie Graham Adams|William L. G. Adams]]'''}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter|Stuart S. Bonham-Carter]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1939 – 14 Nov, 1940|Succeeded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter|Stuart S. Bonham-Carter]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1939 – 14 Nov, 1940|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson|Randolph S. G. Nicholson]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt|Cecil H. J. Harcourt]]'''|'''[[Tenth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Tenth Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>12 Jan, 1943 – 1 Mar, 1944|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt|Cecil H. J. Harcourt]]'''|'''[[Tenth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Tenth Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>12 Jan, 1943 – 1 Mar, 1944|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Eric Campbell Tait|William E. C. Tait]]'''|'''[[Cape of Good Hope Station|Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic]]'''<br>''c''. Aug, 1944 – 1946|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Clement Moody|Clement Moody]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Eric Campbell Tait|William E. C. Tait]]'''|'''[[Cape of Good Hope Station|Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic]]'''<br>''c''. Aug, 1944 – 1946|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Clement Moody|Clement Moody]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:20, 6 April 2022
Admiral SIR Robert Lindsay Burnett, K.C.B., D.S.O. (22 July, 1887 – 2 July, 1959) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Aberdeenshire, Burnett was raised by his mother.
Burnett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1910.
Burnett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1918.
Post-War
Burnett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923.
Burnett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1930.
World War II
Burnett was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941.
Burnett was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 9 December, 1943.
Burnett was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 15 September, 1946.
Retired 1 May, 1950.
See Also
Footnotes
