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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Foley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26694/pages/7532 no. 26694. p. 7532.] 31 December, 1895.</ref> | Foley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26694/pages/7532 no. 26694. p. 7532.] 31 December, 1895.</ref> | ||
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| + | He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII on 24 May, 1905, vice [[Alexander William Chisholm-Batten|Chisholm-Batten]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27807/pages/4254 no. 27807. p. 4254.] 16 June, 1905.</ref> | ||
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
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Vice-Admiral Francis John Foley, Royal Navy (2 December, 1855 – 5 March, 1911) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Foley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1895.[1]
He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII on 24 May, 1905, vice Chisholm-Batten.[2]
Flag Rank
Foley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 July, 1906.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26694. p. 7532. 31 December, 1895.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27807. p. 4254. 16 June, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27928. p. 4554. 3 July, 1906.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 6 March, 1911. Issue 39525, col E, pg. 11.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
