1. Robert Burnett served on the China Station from 1904 and then with the Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleets from 1908.
10 Facts About Robert Burnett
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Robert Burnett became an instructor at the Navy Physical Training Schools in 1911.
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Robert Burnett served in World War I and saw action at the Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1914, at the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1915 and served in destroyers in the Grand Fleet.
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Robert Burnett was promoted to lieutenant commander in April 1918, commander in December 1923 and captain in December 1930.
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In 1933 Robert Burnett was made Director of Physical Training and Sports.
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Robert Burnett was promoted rear admiral in January 1941, appointed flag officer of minelayers and from March 1942 flag officer of the Destroyer Flotillas of the Home Fleet.
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Robert Burnett became Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1947 and retired from active service in May 1950.
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Robert Burnett then served as the first director of the White Fish Authority, from its foundation in 1951 until his retirement in November 1954.
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In 1915 Robert Burnett married Ethel Constance Shaw; they had no children.
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Robert Burnett was the younger brother of Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett.