Ernest Russell Archer, RN
| Born | 14 Sep 1891 | Lydd, Kent, England | |
| Died | 17 Dec 1958 | (67) |
 | Ranks
Retired: 1 Dec 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Ernest Russell Archer, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Revenge (06) | Capt. | Battleship | 10 Jul 1939 | Jul 1941 |
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Battleship HMS Revenge (06)
10 Oct 1940
The British cruisers HMS Newcastle (Capt. E.A. Aylmer, DSC, RN) and HMS Emerald (Capt. F.C. Flynn, RN), with the British destroyers HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) and HMS Wanderer (Cdr. J.H. Ruck-Keene, DSC, RN) of the 17th DF and the Polish destroyers Garland (Cdr. K. Namiesniowski, ORP) and Burza (Cdr. A. Doroszkowski, ORP) act as a screen to the British battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. E.R. Archer, RN) during a bombardment of Cherbourg.
11 Oct 1940
The battleship HMS Revenge sails from Plymouth with the destroyers HMS Javelin, HMS Jupiter, HMS Kelvin, HMS Kipling, HMS Jackal, HMS Jaguar and HMS Kashmir to shell the French port of Cherbourg.