William Blewett Fawckner

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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]

See Also

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

 

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 389.
  2. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 332.
  3. Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
  4. Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
  5. Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 389.
  7. Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
  8. Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
  9. Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.
  10. Fawckner Service Record (in our PDF for Richard Bowles Farquhar) The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 445-6.


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