Robert Burnett
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For other people named Robert Burnett, see Robert Burnett (disambiguation).
Admiral Sir Robert Lindsay Burnett, GBE KCB DSO CStJ (22 July 1887 – 2 July 1959) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Sir Robert Burnett | |
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Born | (1887-07-22)22 July 1887 Old Deer, Buchan, Aberdeenshire |
Died | 2 July 1959(1959-07-02) (aged 71) 116 Pall Mall, Westminster, London |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1902–1950 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Plymouth Command (1947–50) South Atlantic Station (1944–46) 10th Cruiser Squadron (1943) Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas (1942) Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham (1939–40) HMS Amphion (1935–39) HMS Curacoa (1933) 8th Destroyer Flotilla (1931–33) HMS Keppel (1931–33) HMS Wallflower (1925–27) |
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Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John Order of Suvorov, 1st Class (USSR) Order of George I (Greece) Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) |
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