Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet

• Gained the rank of Midshipman in 1877 in the service of the Royal Navy
• Gained the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in 1883
• Gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1885
• Succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Arbuthnot, of Edinburgh [U.K., 1823] on 5 June 1889
• Gained the rank of Commander in 1897
• Gained the rank of Captain in 1902
• Invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1904
• Gained the rank of Commodore in 1910.4 He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1911 and 1912
• Gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1912
• Invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1916
• Fought in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, in command of the first cruiser squadron (old-style armoured cruisers)
• Invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) posthumously
• He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Dictionary

ARBUTHNOT, Sir ROBERT KEITH

• Rank: Rear Admiral
• Date of Death: 31/05/1916
• Age: 52
• Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M.S. "Defence."
• Awards: K C B, M V O
• Panel Reference: 10.
• Memorial: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
• Additional Information: 4th Bart. Husband of Lina Arbuthnot, of 51, Elsworthy Road, Hampstead, London N.W. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2865235/ARBUTHNOT,%20Sir...