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− | {{ViceRN}} '''William Blewett Fawckner''' (22 February, 1857 – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''William Blewett Fawckner''' (22 February, 1857 – 4 June, 1944) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
+ | Fawkner was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1882.<ref>Fawckner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/374.|D7601111}} ff. 445-6.</ref> | ||
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+ | Fawkner was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1895.<ref>Fawckner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/374.|D7601111}} ff. 445-6.</ref> | ||
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+ | Fawkner was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 24 March, 1900.<ref>Fawckner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/374.|D7601111}} ff. 445-6.</ref> | ||
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Fawckner was appointed to command the {{UK-Cressy|f=t}} in April 1906. | Fawckner was appointed to command the {{UK-Cressy|f=t}} in April 1906. | ||
He was appointed to command the {{UK-Venerable|f=t}} on 12 August, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 389}} | He was appointed to command the {{UK-Venerable|f=t}} on 12 August, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 389}} | ||
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+ | Fawkner was placed on the Retired List on 27 February, 1912 and promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 December, 1912.<ref>Fawckner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/374.|D7601111}} ff. 445-6.</ref> | ||
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+ | In January, 1914, he was appointed Assessor Class III to investigate shipping casualties, for three years. | ||
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+ | Fawkner was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 23 October, 1917.<ref>Fawckner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/374.|D7601111}} ff. 445-6.</ref> | ||
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+ | Fawkner died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 4 June, 1944.<ref>Fawckner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/374.|D7601111}} ff. 445-6.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 16:54, 9 February 2017
Vice-Admiral (retired) William Blewett Fawckner (22 February, 1857 – 4 June, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Fawkner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1882.[1]
Fawkner was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895.[2]
Fawkner was promoted to the rank of Captain on 24 March, 1900.[3]
Fawckner was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Cressy in April 1906.
He was appointed to command the battleship Venerable on 12 August, 1907.[4]
Fawkner was placed on the Retired List on 27 February, 1912 and promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 December, 1912.[5]
In January, 1914, he was appointed Assessor Class III to investigate shipping casualties, for three years.
Fawkner was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 October, 1917.[6]
Fawkner died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 4 June, 1944.[7]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Spencer V. Y. de Horsey |
Captain of H.M.S. Iphigenia 14 Apr, 1904[8] |
Succeeded by Algernon W. Heneage |
Preceded by Frederick A. Warden |
Captain of H.M.S. Cressy 3 Apr, 1906[9] – 21 May, 1907[10] |
Succeeded by Thomas Jackson |
Preceded by Reginald G. O. Tupper |
Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales 21 May, 1907[11] |
Succeeded by Herbert W. Savory |
Preceded by Herbert W. Savory |
Captain of H.M.S. Venerable 12 Aug, 1907[12] |
Succeeded by Seymour E. Erskine |
Preceded by Mark E. F. Kerr |
Captain of H.M.S. Implacable 2 Feb, 1909[13] – 31 Mar, 1909[14] |
Succeeded by Henry L. Tottenham |
Preceded by F. Alban A. G. Tate |
Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard 31 Mar, 1909[15] – 1 Feb, 1912[16] |
Succeeded by Cyril E. Tower |
Footnotes
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 389.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 332.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 389.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
- ↑ Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.