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'''William Blewett Fawckner''' was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''William Blewett Fawckner''' (22 February, 1857 – 4 June, 1944) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Fawckner was appointed to command the {{UK-Cressy|f=t}} in April 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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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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He was appointed to command the battleship [[H.M.S. Venerable (1899)|''Venerable'']] on 12 August, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 389}}
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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.
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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 Nautical 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>
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==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+196+William+Fawckner+1857 Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Reginald G. O. Tupper]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1902)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Prince of Wales'']]'''<br>21 May, 1907<ref>Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for [[Richard Bowles Farquhar]]) {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} ff. 445-6.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Whitmore Savory|Herbert W. Savory]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 19:52, 26 July 2022

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 Nautical 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
Henry R. Robinson 		Captain of H.M.S. Iphigenia
14 Apr, 1904[8][9] – 10 Jan, 1906[10] 		Succeeded by
Algernon W. Heneage
Preceded by
Frederick A. Warden 		Captain of H.M.S. Cressy
3 Apr, 1906[11] – 21 May, 1907[12] 		Succeeded by
Thomas Jackson
Preceded by
Reginald G. O. Tupper 		Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales
21 May, 1907[13] 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. Savory
Preceded by
Herbert W. Savory 		Captain of H.M.S. Venerable
12 Aug, 1907[14] – 2 Feb, 1909[15] 		Succeeded by
Seymour E. Erskine
Preceded by
Mark E. F. Kerr 		Captain of H.M.S. Implacable
2 Feb, 1909[16] – 31 Mar, 1909[17] 		Succeeded by
Henry L. Tottenham
Preceded by
F. Alban A. G. Tate 		Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard
31 Mar, 1909[18] – 1 Feb, 1912[19] 		Succeeded by
Cyril E. Tower
Preceded by
New Command 		Senior Naval Officer, Swarbacks Minn
14 May, 1915[20] – 25 Oct, 1917[21] 		Succeeded by
Arthur H. Oldham

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  2. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  3. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 389.
  5. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  6. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  7. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  8. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 332.
  10. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  11. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  12. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  13. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 389.
  15. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  16. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  17. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  18. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  19. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. ff. 445-6.
  20. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. f. 447.
  21. ↑ Fawckner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/374. f. 447.

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