William Blewett Fawckner

Vice-Admiral William Blewett Fawckner (22 February, 1857 – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Fawckner was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Cressy in April 1906.

He was appointed to command the battleship Venerable on 12 August, 1907.^[1]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Spencer V. Y. de Horsey	Captain of H.M.S. Iphigenia 14 Apr, 1904^[2]	Succeeded by Algernon W. Heneage
Preceded by Frederick A. Warden	Captain of H.M.S. Cressy 3 Apr, 1906^[3] – 21 May, 1907^[4]	Succeeded by Thomas Jackson
Preceded by Reginald G. O. Tupper	Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales 21 May, 1907^[5]	Succeeded by Herbert W. Savory
Preceded by Herbert W. Savory	Captain of H.M.S. Venerable 12 Aug, 1907^[6]	Succeeded by Seymour E. Erskine
Preceded by Mark E. F. Kerr	Captain of H.M.S. Implacable 2 Feb, 1909^[7] – 31 Mar, 1909^[8]	Succeeded by Henry L. Tottenham
Preceded by F. Alban A. G. Tate	Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard 31 Mar, 1909^[9] – 1 Feb, 1912^[10]	Succeeded by Cyril E. Tower

↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 389.
↑ 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.