Francis Spurstow Miller


Francis Spurstow Miller CB was a Royal Navy officer.

Naval career

Miller was promoted to lieutenant on 22 May 1885. Promoted to captain on 30 June 1903, he was given command of the protected cruiser HMS Hawke in July 1903, the armoured cruiser HMS Sutlej in May 1906 and the battleship HMS Goliath in December 1907 before transferring to the command of the battleship HMS Duncan in December 1912. He became Flag Officer, Scapa Flow in August 1914 and Flag Officer, Northern Division, Coast of Ireland in May 1917.