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Revision as of 21:14, 17 July 2018
Rear-Admiral John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald, O.B.E. (27 July, 1888 – ) 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] and reported, afterward, that he was able to observe the battle turn away of the German fleet from his position in the T.C.T..[4]
Fitzgerald was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caledon in December, 1929.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Tarantula 4 Aug, 1925[5] |
Succeeded by Marshal L. Clarke |
Preceded by Hubert Ardill |
Captain of H.M.S. Caledon 14 Dec, 1929[6] |
Succeeded by Nelson Clover |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Sydney 24 Sep, 1935[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by W. Frederic Wake-Walker |
Director of Torpedoes and Mining 3 Jan, 1938[8] |
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.
- ↑ See his captain's report on the battle.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 298.
- ↑ Inferred from predecessor. Wake-Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/76. 187.