Robert Burnett

Sir Robert Burnett
Burnett, then a rear admiral, on board Destroyer Depot Ship HMS Tyne
Born(1887-07-22)22 July 1887
Old Deer, Buchan, Aberdeenshire
Died2 July 1959(1959-07-02) (aged 71)
116 Pall Mall, Westminster, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1902–1950
RankAdmiral
CommandsPlymouth Command (1947–50)
South Atlantic Station (1944–46)
10th Cruiser Squadron (1943)
Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas (1942)
Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham (1939–40)
HMS Amphion (1935–39)
HMS Curacoa (1933)
8th Destroyer Flotilla (1931–33)
HMS Keppel (1931–33)
HMS Wallflower (1925–27)
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John
Order of Suvorov, 1st Class (USSR)
Order of George I (Greece)
Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)

Admiral Sir Robert Lindsay Burnett, GBE KCB DSO CStJ (22 July 1887 – 2 July 1959) was an officer in the Royal Navy.