Robert Archibald James Montgomerie

Rear-Admiral Robert Archibald James Montgomerie, CB, CMG, CVO (11 September 1855 – 1 September 1908) was a British Royal Navy officer, who received the Albert Medal for Lifesaving.

Robert Archibald James Montgomerie
Born(1855-09-11)11 September 1855
Died1 September 1908(1908-09-01) (aged 52)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankRear-admiral
Commands heldHMS Charybdis
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Montgomerie joined the Royal Navy, and served on the royal yacht HMY Victoria and Albert when he was promoted to lieutenant on 13 September 1878.[1] He served on the Nile in Egypt 1885-86.

He was promoted to commander on 24 August 1887,[2] and to captain on 1 January 1894,[3] and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1892 Birthday Honours list on 25 May 1892.[4] In February 1901 he was appointed senior naval officer for the protection of the Newfoundland Fisheries, with the rank of Commodore, in command of the protected cruiser HMS Charybdis based at St. John's. During his stay in North America he was in charge of a ´Particular Service Squadron´ during the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03. As he ended his posting in Newfoundland he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1904 Birthday Honours list on 9 November 1904.[5]

Montgomerie was promoted to rear-admiral on 19 June 1905,[6] and appointed in command of the torpedo boat and submarine flotillas in the Royal Naval Reserve.

References
  1. "No. 24626". The London Gazette. 20 September 1878. p. 5220.
  2. "No. 25735". The London Gazette. 2 September 1887. p. 4778.
  3. "No. 26471". The London Gazette. 29 December 1893. p. 7580.
  4. "No. 26291". The London Gazette. 24 May 1892. pp. 3137–3139.
  5. "No. 27732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 November 1904. pp. 7255–7256.
  6. "No. 27814". The London Gazette. 7 July 1905. p. 4700.
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