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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Foley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26694/pages/7532 no. 26694.  p. 7532.]  31 December, 1895.</ref>
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Foley was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 9 March, 1876{{NLJul84|p. 23}} and appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}}
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB72|f=t}} and additional to the {{UK-Pembroke}} for torpedo duties on 30 October, 1888.<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/489}}.</ref>
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He was appointed to the sloop ''Basilisk'' on 12 August, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 12 August, 1893.  Issue '''34028''', col B, p. 12.</ref>
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Foley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1895.{{Gaz|26694|7532|31 December, 1895}}
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On 12 March 1901, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Andromeda|f=t}}.<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 467.</ref>
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Foley next served as captain of {{UK-Illustrious}} from March 1902 through July 1903.
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He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII on 24 May, 1905, vice [[Alexander William Chisholm-Batten|Chisholm-Batten]].{{Gaz|27807|4254|16 June, 1905}}
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He was captain of the {{UK-1NewZealand}} from January to July of 1906.
  
 
==Flag Rank==
 
==Flag Rank==
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Foley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 July, 1906.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27928/pages/4554 no. 27928.  p. 4554.]  3 July, 1906.</ref>
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Foley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 July, 1906.{{Gaz|27928|4554|3 July, 1906}}
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 3 January, 1911, vice [[Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|Graham]].{{Gaz|28454|127|6 January, 1911}}
  
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==Footnotes==
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His only son, Lieutenant Thomas Algernon Fitzgerald Foley of the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action on 25 October, 1914.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Sunday, 1 November, 1914.  Issue '''40683''', col B, p. 4.</ref>
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 6 March, 1911.  Issue '''39525''', col E, pg. 11.
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*"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 6 March, 1911.  Issue '''39525''', col E, p. 11.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556643&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/87.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/87.|D8115237}}
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894315&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/38.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578849}}
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7905536&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/19.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/19.|D7590063}}
 
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[[Category:1855 births|Foley]]
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[[Category:Naval Aides-de-Camp to King Edward VII|Foley]]
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[[Category:Rear-Admirals in the Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Foley]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Philip Francis Tillard|Philip F. Tillard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Barracouta (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Barracouta'']]'''<br>7 Nov, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 201}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Joseph Keane|Henry J. Keane]]'''}}
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[[Category:Royal Navy Vice-Admirals|Foley]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis George Kirby|Francis G. Kirby]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Brilliant (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Brilliant'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1897<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|}}  f. 463.</ref> &ndash; 31 Jul, 1897<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|}}  f. 463.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Pactolus (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Pactolus'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1897<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref> &ndash; 19 Mar, 1900<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Alban Arthur Giffard Tate|F. Alban A. G. Tate]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lewis Edmund Wintz|Lewis E. Wintz]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Furious (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Furious'']]'''<br>27 Mar, 1900<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref> &ndash; 15 Mar, 1901<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Frederick T. Hamilton]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Leslie Burr|John L. Burr]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Andromeda (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Andromeda'']]'''<br>12 Mar, 1901<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 467.</ref> &ndash; 14 Apr, 1902<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Finnis|Frank Finnis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Illustrious'']]'''<br>15 Apr, 1902<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref> &ndash; 26 Jul, 1903<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Alfred Simons|Ernest A. Simons]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot|Charles R. Arbuthnot]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']]'''<br>24 Aug, 1903{{NLNov05|p. 291}}<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 July, 1903.  Issue '''37128''', col F, p. 5.</ref> &ndash; 6 Jan, 1906<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Paul Warner Bush|Paul W. Bush]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Paul Warner Bush|Paul W. Bush]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Zealandia (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''New Zealand'']]'''<br>7 Jan, 1906<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref> &ndash; 15 Jul, 1906<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward George Shortland|Edward G. Shortland]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 6 April 2022

Vice-Admiral Francis John Foley, Royal Navy (2 December, 1855 – 5 March, 1911) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Foley was promoted to Lieutenant on 9 March, 1876[1] and appointed to Vernon on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.[2]

He was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 72 and additional to the Pembroke for torpedo duties on 30 October, 1888.[3] He was appointed to the sloop Basilisk on 12 August, 1893.[4]

Foley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1895.[5]

On 12 March 1901, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Andromeda.[6]

Foley next served as captain of Illustrious from March 1902 through July 1903.

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII on 24 May, 1905, vice Chisholm-Batten.[7]

He was captain of the New Zealand from January to July of 1906.

Flag Rank

Foley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 July, 1906.[8]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 January, 1911, vice Graham.[9]

His only son, Lieutenant Thomas Algernon Fitzgerald Foley of the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action on 25 October, 1914.[10]

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 6 March, 1911. Issue 39525, col E, p. 11.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Spider
4 Jul, 1888[11] – 28 Aug, 1888 		Succeeded by
Douglas A. Gamble
Preceded by
Somerset A. G. Calthorpe 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 72
30 Oct, 1888[12] – 18 Feb, 1889[13] 		Succeeded by
Paul W. Bush
Preceded by
Philip F. Tillard 		Captain of H.M.S. Barracouta
7 Nov, 1893[14] 		Succeeded by
Henry J. Keane
Preceded by
Francis G. Kirby 		Captain of H.M.S. Brilliant
15 Jun, 1897[15] – 31 Jul, 1897[16] 		Succeeded by
Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Pactolus
1 Aug, 1897[17] – 19 Mar, 1900[18] 		Succeeded by
F. Alban A. G. Tate
Preceded by
Lewis E. Wintz 		Captain of H.M.S. Furious
27 Mar, 1900[19] – 15 Mar, 1901[20] 		Succeeded by
Frederick T. Hamilton
Preceded by
John L. Burr 		Captain of H.M.S. Andromeda
12 Mar, 1901[21] – 14 Apr, 1902[22] 		Succeeded by
Christopher G. F. M. Cradock
Preceded by
Frank Finnis 		Captain of H.M.S. Illustrious
15 Apr, 1902[23] – 26 Jul, 1903[24] 		Succeeded by
Ernest A. Simons
Preceded by
Charles R. Arbuthnot 		Captain of H.M.S. Cambridge
24 Aug, 1903[25][26] – 6 Jan, 1906[27] 		Succeeded by
Paul W. Bush
Preceded by
Paul W. Bush 		Captain of H.M.S. New Zealand
7 Jan, 1906[28] – 15 Jul, 1906[29] 		Succeeded by
Edward G. Shortland

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 23.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 250.
  3. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/489.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 12 August, 1893. Issue 34028, col B, p. 12.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26694. p. 7532. 31 December, 1895.
  6. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 467.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27807. p. 4254. 16 June, 1905.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27928. p. 4554. 3 July, 1906.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28454. p. 127. 6 January, 1911.
  10. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Sunday, 1 November, 1914. Issue 40683, col B, p. 4.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  12. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/489.
  13. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 201.
  15. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 463.
  16. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 463.
  17. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  18. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  19. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  20. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  21. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 467.
  22. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  23. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  24. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 291.
  26. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue 37128, col F, p. 5.
  27. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  28. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  29. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.

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