Battles/wars World War I Service/branch Royal Navy Name Edward Astley-Rushton Rank Vice admiral | Died July 18, 1935 Allegiance United Kingdom Battles and wars World War I | |
Commands held HMAS Melbourne
Royal Naval Staff College
2nd Cruiser Squadron in the Home Fleet
Reserve Fleet Awards Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George | ||
Vice-Admiral Edward Astley-Rushton CB CMG (4 September 1879 – 18 July 1935) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet.
Naval career
Astley-Rushton served in World War I as Second-in-Command of the cruiser HMS Southampton and as commanding officer of the cruiser HMAS Melbourne. He became Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties at the Admiralty in 1919, Director of the Royal Naval Staff College in 1922 and Director of the Naval Mobilisation Department at the Admiralty from 1928 to 1930. He went on to be Commander of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron in the Home Fleet in 1932 and Vice-Admiral Commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1934 before his death in 1935.
References
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