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| − | '''John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | '''John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. He was the son of [[Charles Cooper Penrose FitzGerald|Charles C. P. FitzGerald]] and brother of [[Robert Francis Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald|Robert F. U. P. Fitzgerald]].<ref>Letter from [[Charles Cooper Penrose FitzGerald]] to [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel]] postmarked 9 June 1916 at the National Maritime Museum. NOE/5/1.</ref> |
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| + | Fitzgerald was appointed to {{UK-Collingwood}} as torpedo officer, qualified as an interpreter, on 6 January, 1914.{{NLDec12|p. 393''d''}} He fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>Letter from his father, [[Charles Cooper Penrose FitzGerald]] to Admiral of the Fleet [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel]] postmarked 9 June 1916 at the National Maritime Museum. NOE/5/1.</ref> | ||
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Fitzgerald was appointed in command of the {{UK-Caledon|f=t}} in December, 1929.{{MackieRNW}} | Fitzgerald was appointed in command of the {{UK-Caledon|f=t}} in December, 1929.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
Revision as of 01:43, 2 January 2015
John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald ( – ) served in the Royal Navy. He was the son of Charles C. P. FitzGerald and brother of Robert F. U. P. Fitzgerald.[1]
Life & Career
Fitzgerald was appointed to Collingwood as torpedo officer, qualified as an interpreter, on 6 January, 1914.[2] He fought in her at the Battle of Jutland.[3]
Fitzgerald was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caledon in December, 1929.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hubert Ardill |
Captain of H.M.S. Caledon Dec, 1929[5] |
Succeeded by Cecil N. Reyne |
| Preceded by W. Frederic Wake-Walker |
Director of Torpedoes and Mining Jan, 1938[6] |
Succeeded by Henry C. Phillips |
Footnotes
- ↑ Letter from Charles Cooper Penrose FitzGerald to Gerard Henry Uctred Noel postmarked 9 June 1916 at the National Maritime Museum. NOE/5/1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1912). p. 393d.
- ↑ Letter from his father, Charles Cooper Penrose FitzGerald to Admiral of the Fleet Gerard Henry Uctred Noel postmarked 9 June 1916 at the National Maritime Museum. NOE/5/1.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
