Francis Spurstow Miller Explained

Francis Spurstow Miller
Birth Date:25 November 1863
Birth Place:Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Death Place:Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Navy
Rank:Admiral
Commands:HMS Hawke
HMS Sutlej
HMS Goliath
HMS Duncan
Scapa Flow
Northern Division, Coast of Ireland
Battles:First World War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Francis Spurstow Miller CB (25 November 1863 – 6 February 1954) was a Royal Navy officer.

Naval career

Miller was promoted to lieutenant on 22 May 1885. Promoted to captain on 30 June 1903, he was given command of the protected cruiser HMS Hawke in July 1903, the armoured cruiser HMS Sutlej in May 1906 and the battleship HMS Goliath in December 1907 before transferring to the command of the battleship HMS Duncan in December 1912.[1] He became Flag Officer, Scapa Flow in August 1914 and Flag Officer, Northern Division, Coast of Ireland in May 1917.[2]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Navy List July 1913, p. 305
  2. Newbolt, p. 35