Robin Bridge

Admiral Sir Arthur Robin Moore Bridge KBE CB (15 February 1894 – 19 February 1971) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet.

Sir Robin Bridge
Born	15 February 1894[1] Radipole, Dorset, England[2]
Died	19 February 1971 (aged 77) Gosport, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1907–1951
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Eagle Northern Naval Air Stations Reserve Fleet
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath

Naval career

Bridge joined the Royal Navy as a cadet at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, in 1907.[3] He served in World War I as a lieutenant in the battleship HMS Marlborough in the Grand Fleet from 1916, as navigator in the sloop HMS Lupin from 1917 and then as navigator in the cruiser HMS Royalist.[3]

He served in World War II as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle from 1939, as Director of the Naval Air Division at the Admiralty from 1941 and as Chief of Staff to Flag Officer, Carrier Training in 1943.[3] He continued his war service as Commodore commanding Northern Naval Air Stations from 1944.[3]

He became Flag Officer (Air) for the East Indies Station in 1945, Flag Officer (Air) for the British Pacific Fleet and East Indies Fleet in 1946 and Senior Naval Representative for British element of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in Australia in 1947.[3] He went on to be Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1948.[3] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1950 Birthday Honours[4] and retired in 1951.[3]

References

1. "Bridge, Arthur Robin Moore". UK National Archives. 15 January 1907. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
2. 1901 England Census
3. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
4. "No. 38929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1950. p. 2779.