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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Fawkes was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1901, vice [[Charles Lister Oxley|Oxley]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27262/pages/4 no. 27262. p. 4.] 1 January, 1901.</ref> | Fawkes was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1901, vice [[Charles Lister Oxley|Oxley]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27262/pages/4 no. 27262. p. 4.] 1 January, 1901.</ref> | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 3 March, 1905, vice [[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Douglas]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27772/pages/1845 no. 27772. p. 1845.] 7 March, 1905.</ref> | |||
Fawkes was placed on the Retired List on 12 April, 1911, at his own request.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28485/pages/2967 no. 28485. p. 2967.] 14 April, 1911.</ref> On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was promoted Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Bath (G.C.B) on 19 June, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28505/supplements/4588 (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588.] 19 June, 1911.</ref> | Fawkes was placed on the Retired List on 12 April, 1911, at his own request.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28485/pages/2967 no. 28485. p. 2967.] 14 April, 1911.</ref> On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was promoted Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Bath (G.C.B) on 19 June, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28505/supplements/4588 (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588.] 19 June, 1911.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:21, 11 April 2011
Admiral SIR Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes, G.C.B., K.C.V.O., HON. LL.D., Royal Navy (22 December, 1846 – 29 May, 1926) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Fawkes was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1901, vice Oxley.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 March, 1905, vice Douglas.[2]
Fawkes was placed on the Retired List on 12 April, 1911, at his own request.[3] On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was promoted Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Bath (G.C.B) on 19 June, 1911.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27262. p. 4. 1 January, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27772. p. 1845. 7 March, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28485. p. 2967. 14 April, 1911.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Wilmot Fawkes" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 31 May, 1926. Issue 44285, col B, pg. 19.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
