Frederick Vere Williamson

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Commander Frederick Vere Williamson, R.N. (31 March, 1881 – 23 May, 1925) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Ranikhet, the son of Colonel F. H. Williamson.

Williamson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1902.

Williamson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1910.

Williamson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.

Williamson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 August, 1922. He would die in Spain, suddenly, from pneumonia in mid 1925.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Roger de G. Kenyon
Captain of H.M. T.B. 49
16 Jul, 1901[1]
Succeeded by
John A. V. Gravener
Preceded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar
Captain of H.M.S. Roberts
21 May, 1917[2] – 20 Jan, 1918
Succeeded by
Wilfred A. Thompson
Preceded by
Niel O'Neill
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham
May, 1921 – 1 Sep, 1921
Succeeded by
George P. England
Preceded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith
Captain of H.M.S. Conquest
8 Oct, 1921 – 17 Feb, 1922
Succeeded by
Max K. Horton

Footnotes

  1. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  2. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397o.