Cecil Burney
(1858-1929)
Royal Navy admiral of the fleet
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, DL (15 May 1858 – 5 June 1929) was a Royal Navy officer. After seeing action as a junior office in naval brigades during both the Anglo-Egyptian War and the Mahdist War, he commanded a cruiser in operational service during the Second Boer War. As a flag officer he commanded the Plymouth Division of the Home Fleet, the 5th Cruiser Squadron, the Atlantic Fleet and then the 3rd Battle Squadron.
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15 May 1858 Saint Saviour, Jersey
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5 June 1929 (aged 71) Upham, Hampshire
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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