Captain Edward Astley Rushton

Final Rank	Captain
Service	Royal Australian Navy
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-05

Collection items

Date promoted	15 August 1895	Midshipman.
Other units	18 August 1896	HMS Hawke.
Date promoted	15 February 1899	Sub lieutenant.
Other units	08 February 1900	HMS Flying Fish.
Date promoted	15 February 1900	Lieutenant.
Other units	30 September 1901	HMS Excellent.
Other units	23 April 1904	HMS Albemarle.
Other units	26 April 1906	HMS Excellent.
Other units	10 July 1906	HMS King Edward VII.
Other units	27 March 1909	HMS Excellent.
Date promoted	31 December 1910	Commander.
Other units	21 June 1913	HMS Southhampton.
Date promoted	30 June 1916	Captain.
Other units	1916-12-14 - 1919-02-01	Commanding Officer of HMAS Melbourne.
Other units	01 February 1919	Assistant director of training and staff duties.
Other units	31 March 1921	Captain - HMS Canterbury.
Other units	24 April 1922	HMS Victory - Seniour Officers Technical Course.
Other units	05 July 1922	Director Staff College.
Other units	25 August 1925	Senior Officers Technical Course - Royal Navy College, Portsmouth.
Other units	03 October 1925	Captain - HMS Malaya.
Date promoted	03 August 1927	Rear admiral.
Other units	18 December 1928	Director - Mobilisation Department.
Other units	27 April 1931	HMS Dorsetshire - Rear Admiral Commanding 2nd Cruiser Squadron.
Date promoted	02 July 1932	Vice admiral.
Other units	24 April 1934	HMS Effingham - Vice Admiral Commanding Reserve Fleet.
Other	1935	Retired.