Rear Admiral

Rear Admiral

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 Robin Campsie Dalglish CB, (3 December 1880 - 17 December 1934) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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. He represented Great Britain

Great Britain

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 in Fencing

Fencing

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 at the 1920

1920 Summer Olympics

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 and 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

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. He was the first Australian born Admiral in the Royal Navy and he was the Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron between 7 April 1932 and 19 April 1934.

Biography

Born on 3 December 1880 in Dubbo, New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. His family returned to England

England

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 in 1888. He joined the Royal Navy in 1895 as a cadet, and in 1901 was at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. While as a Lieutenant

Lieutenant

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, he served upon HMS Bacchante

HMS Bacchante (1901)

HMS Bacchante was a Cressy-class armoured cruiser launched in 1901 for the Royal Navy. Bacchante served for a while with the Mediterranean Fleet...

 of 3rd Cruiser Squadron as part of the Mediterranean Squadron between 1902-1904. During 1905 he served upon HMS Leviathan

HMS Leviathan (1901)

HMS Leviathan was a 14,100-ton Drake-class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, and the third ship to bear the name.Like her sisters, Leviathan served in the First World War, surviving it to be sold for breaking up on 3 March 1920 to Hughes Bolckow of Blyth....

 of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron as part of the Mediterranean Squadron. Promoted to Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant Commander

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, he served upon HMS King George V

HMS King George V (1911)

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 during 1913 and at the outbreak of World War I

World War I

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. He served upon HMS Canada between 1915 and 1918 and participated in the Battle of Jutland

Battle of Jutland

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. He was the Captain

Captain (naval)

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 in charge of Harwich Docks, and commanded Shotley Training Establishment

RNTE Shotley

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 in 1923. He was promoted to Rear Admiral on 4 April 1931 and appointed Rear Admiral in command of HM Australian Squadron between 7 April 1932 and 19 April 1934. On 2 January 1933 he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath.

He died of illness on 17 December 1934.