Final Rank | Captain |
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Service | Royal Australian Navy |
Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Captain Edward Astley Rushton
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Royal Australian Navy
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
Timeline
Date promoted | 15/08/1895 | Midshipman. |
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Other units | 18/08/1896 | HMS Hawke. |
Date promoted | 15/02/1899 | Sub lieutenant. |
Date promoted | 15/02/1900 | Lieutenant. |
Other units | 08/02/1900 | HMS Flying Fish. |
Other units | 30/09/1901 | HMS Excellent. |
Other units | 23/04/1904 | HMS Albemarle. |
Other units | 10/07/1906 | HMS King Edward VII. |
Other units | 26/04/1906 | HMS Excellent. |
Other units | 27/03/1909 | HMS Excellent. |
Date promoted | 31/12/1910 | Commander. |
Other units | 21/06/1913 | HMS Southhampton. |
Other units | 1916-12-14 - 1919-02-01 | Commanding Officer of HMAS Melbourne. |
Date promoted | 30/06/1916 | Captain. |
Other units | 01/02/1919 | Assistant director of training and staff duties. |
Other units | 31/03/1921 | Captain - HMS Canterbury. |
Other units | 24/04/1922 | HMS Victory - Seniour Officers Technical Course. |
Other units | 05/07/1922 | Director Staff College. |
Other units | 25/08/1925 | Senior Officers Technical Course - Royal Navy College, Portsmouth. |
Other units | 03/10/1925 | Captain - HMS Malaya. |
Date promoted | 03/08/1927 | Rear admiral. |
Other units | 18/12/1928 | Director - Mobilisation Department. |
Other units | 27/04/1931 | HMS Dorsetshire - Rear Admiral Commanding 2nd Cruiser Squadron. |
Date promoted | 02/07/1932 | Vice admiral. |
Other units | 24/04/1934 | HMS Effingham - Vice Admiral Commanding Reserve Fleet. |
Other | 1935 | Retired. |
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