27-511: Rear-Admiral Sir Murray Fraser Sueter CB (6 September 1872 – 3 February 1960) was a Royal Naval officer who was noted as a pioneer of naval aviation and later became a Member of Parliament (MP). Sueter was born in Alverstoke . Coming from a naval background, he entered the Royal Navy as a cadet on Britannia in 1886 before serving as a midshipman with HMS Swiftsure . In 1894 he
54-592: A by-election. General Election 1914–15 : Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; * Barnard was also the nominee of the National Farmers' Union * Sueter was also the nominee of the Independent Parliamentary Group . General Election 1939–40 : Another General Election
81-512: A by-election. Cowper was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade , requiring a by-election. Cowper was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings , requiring a by-election. Townshend-Farquhar's death caused a by-election. Seat reduced to one member Balfour was appointed President of the Local Government Board , requiring a by-election. Smith's death caused
108-649: A one-star rank; and rear-admiral (two-star), a two-star rank. Rear admiral is a two-star rank in the Sri Lanka Navy . In Sweden , rear admiral is a two-star admiral rank of the Swedish Navy . The Royal Navy maintains a rank of rear admiral. Note that the rank of rear admiral is quite different from the honorary office Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom . In the United States, there have been two ranks with
135-454: A rank of rear admiral; refer to Australian Defence Force ranks and insignia . The abbreviation is RADM. Since the mid-1990s, the insignia of a Royal Australian Navy rear admiral is the Crown of St. Edward above a crossed sword and baton, above two silver stars, above the word "Australia". Like the Royal Navy version, the sword is a traditional naval cutlass . The stars have eight points, unlike
162-415: A vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships that bore the brunt of a battle. In the rear of the squadron, a third admiral commanded the remaining ships and, as this section was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command of it was typically the most junior. This has continued into the modern age, with rear admiral the most junior admiralty of many navies. The Royal Australian Navy maintains
189-596: Is junior to the three-star rank vice-admiral and four-star rank admiral, who is generally a Chief of Naval Staff of the Navy. The highest ordinary rank currently filled in the Royal New Zealand Navy is rear admiral and this is the rank held by the Chief of Navy unless that person is also Chief of Defence Force . The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has two ranks with the title of rear admiral: rear-admiral (one-star),
216-409: Is senior to a commodore and brigadier-general , and junior to a vice-admiral and lieutenant-general . The rank insignia for a rear-admiral is two silver maple leaves beneath a silver crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St Edward's Crown , worn on gold shoulder boards on the white short-sleeved shirt or the tropical white tunic. The service dress features a wide strip of gold braid around
243-424: Is usually equivalent to the rank of major general in armies. In the U.S. Navy and some other navies, there are two rear admiral ranks . The term originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the Royal Navy . Each naval squadron was assigned an admiral as its head, who commanded from the centre vessel and directed the squadron's activities. The admiral would in turn be assisted by
270-547: The Admiralty and in 1909 he supervised the construction of airship Mayfly , a new avenue of naval development. As inspecting captain of airships he oversaw the failure of the experiment but was nonetheless given command of the Navy's Air Department in 1912. In this role he oversaw the creation of the Royal Naval Air Service . Sueter continued his aerial innovations during the early stages of World War I including
297-473: The launching of torpedoes from aircraft and in 1915 he was promoted commodore first class and appointed superintendent of aircraft construction. He sat on the government's " Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ", located at the National Physical Laboratory , under the chairmanship of Richard Glazebrook and presidency of John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh . He promoted the use of armoured cars for
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#1732844223443324-519: The Borough of Hertford , the enlarged constituency included the towns of Ware , Bishop's Stortford and Hoddesdon . It remained largely unchanged until 1955, but was radically altered for the 1955 general election . It was abolished in 1974. Minor changes to boundaries. Nominal changes only to reflect restructuring of rural districts. Significant changes with only the Municipal Borough and
351-630: The Boundaries Act of 1868, its representation was reduced to 1 MP. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (which followed on from the Third Reform Act ) abolished the Parliamentary Borough and it gave its name to one of four Divisions of the abolished three-member Parliamentary County of Hertfordshire , and was formally named as the Eastern or Hertford Division of Hertfordshire . As well as
378-730: The Royal Australian Navy when she was appointed Surgeon-General of the Australian Defence Force on 16 December 2011. In the Royal Canadian Navy , the rank of rear-admiral (RAdm) ( contre-amiral or CAm in French ) is the Navy rank equivalent to major-general of the Army and Air Force . A rear-admiral is a flag officer , the naval equivalent of a general officer . A rear-admiral
405-527: The Submarine Boat, Mine and Torpedo (1907), was the result of his close work with submarines during this time. He married Andrew Clarke 's daughter, Elinor Mary "Nell" de Winton, in 1903, a year before his promotion to commander (he was made a captain in 1909). Elinor Sueter died on 15 December 1948. Murray Sueter's technical skills saw him brought into the Naval Ordnance Department of
432-462: The cuff and, since June 2010, above it a narrower strip of gold braid embellished with the executive curl. On the visor of the service cap are two rows of gold oak leaves. A rear admiral in the Pakistani Navy is a senior and two-star rank naval officer, appointed in higher naval commands. Like most Commonwealth navies, the rear admiral rank is superior to commodore and captain. However, the rank
459-668: The defence of airfields in France. After the stalemate of the trenches developed the cars were sent to Russia and Egypt. His interest in the armoured car led to involvement in tank development. In 1917, he clashed with the Admiralty and was posted to command the RNAS in Italy. While in Italy, Sueter sent a letter to King George which incurred the displeasure of the Sea Lords and he was relieved of command. He
486-570: The four pointed Order of the Bath stars used by the army (which are often referred to as "pips"). Prior to 1995, the RAN shoulder board was identical to the Royal Navy shoulder board. The Royal Navy shoulder board changed again in 2001 and the Australian and UK shoulder boards are now identical except for the word "Australia". Rear Admiral Robyn Walker AM , RAN became the first female admiral in
513-509: The group, including a number of parliamentarians, he accepted an invitation from Joachim von Ribbentrop to attend the 1936 Nuremberg Rally . He died in Watlington, Oxfordshire . Rear-Admiral Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies . In most European navies, the equivalent rank is called counter admiral . Rear admiral is usually immediately senior to commodore and immediately below vice admiral . It
540-469: The part of the Rural District of Hertford retained. The remainder of the constituency formed the basis of the new County Constituency of East Hertfordshire . The Urban District of Welwyn Garden City and the Rural District of Welwyn were transferred from St Albans ; the Rural District of Hatfield from Barnet ; and the remainder of the Rural District of Hertford from Hitchin . The constituency
567-636: The title of rear admiral since 1985: rear admiral (lower half) (RDML), a one-star rank; and rear admiral (RADM), a two-star rank. Prior to that, a combination of ranks was used. Both the rear admiral (lower half) and rear admiral ranks exist in four of the uniformed services of the United States : the United States Navy , United States Coast Guard , United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps , and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps). Hertford (UK Parliament constituency) Hertford
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#1732844223443594-458: Was abolished in the redistribution taking effect for the February 1974 general election . The Municipal Borough and Rural District of Hertford were included in the new constituency of Hertford and Stevenage , with remaining areas forming the new constituency of Welwyn and Hatfield . The 1832 election was later declared void, but a new writ was not issued during the course of the parliament. Cowper
621-584: Was appointed as a commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, requiring a by-election. Cowper was appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty , requiring a by-election. Cowper was appointed Civil Lord of the Admiralty , requiring a by-election. Cowper was appointed president of the General Board of Health , requiring a by-election. Cowper was appointed Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education , requiring
648-629: Was co-sponsored by them and the Independent Parliamentary Group for the 1921 Hertford by-election which he won. He went on to join the Conservative Party and contested the 1923 general election for them, winning election in Hertford . He went on to hold the seat until his retirement in 1945. During the 1930s he was one of a number of Members of Parliament to become active in the Anglo-German Fellowship . Along with several other members of
675-524: Was given no work from 1918 to 1920 when he was retired as a rear-admiral . After his naval service he worked with airmail provision and published a number of books, notably Airmen or Noahs (1928) an autobiography and critique of current naval practices and The Evolution of the Tank (1937). He was knighted in 1934. After his naval service Sueter entered politics as a member of the Anti-Waste League and
702-433: Was promoted to lieutenant and in 1896 he was posted to HMS Vernon to become a specialist in torpedo warfare, afterwards serving on the staff. In 1899 he became Torpedo Officer on HMS Jupiter . In May 1902 Sueter moved to Reginald Bacon 's submarine tender HMS Hazard , where he distinguished himself by aiding injured crew members of the submarine A.1 after an explosion aboard. Sueter's book, The Evolution of
729-585: Was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire , which elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1298 until 1974. The Parliamentary Borough of Hertford was represented by two MPs in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 onwards. Under
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