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{{RearRN}} '''Cosmo Moray Graham''', R.N. (13 February, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{RearRN}} '''Cosmo Moray Graham''', C.B. (13 February, 1887 – 5 November, 1946) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Graham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1909.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>


Graham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
==Great War==
Graham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1917.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>


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Graham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Stag|f=t}} on 3 February, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 382}}
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On 27 September, 1919, Graham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Valhalla|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 879}}
On 27 September, 1919, Graham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Valhalla|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 879}}
Graham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1923.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
In mid-September 1924, Graham was lent to the [[Royal Air Force]] for a course in "Air Matters."  This was followed by some unpaid time and then he was appointed to {{UK-Furious}} as executive officer, vice [[William Tofield Makeig-Jones|Makeig-Jones]].<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
Graham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1930.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
In mid-June, 1933, Graham was loaned to the New Zealand Government for three years.  Upon his return, he was appointed to ''President'', additional, as Deputy D.N.A.D. vice Harris.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
==World War II==
On 24 February, 1939, Graham was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, [[Persian Gulf]] vice [[Allan Poland]].  Presently, he was also placed in command of H.M.S. ''Shoreham''.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
Graham was promoted to the rank of {{Com2RN}} on 31 October, 1940.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
Graham was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 January, 1941.  He continued in his role in the Persian Gulf until being appointed to ''Lanka'' as Commodore Commanding, [[Burma Coast]] on 14 February, 1942.  Later in 1942, after the fall of Burma to the Japanese, Graham returned to the U.K. to be Flag Officer in Charge, [[Humber]] in succession to [[Reginald Vesey Holt|R. V. Holt]].<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 23:05, 6 April 2022

Rear-Admiral Cosmo Moray Graham, C.B. (13 February, 1887 – 5 November, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Graham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1909.[1]

Great War

Graham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1917.[2]

Graham was appointed in command of the destroyer Stag on 3 February, 1914.[3]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Springbok on 11 April, 1917.[4]

On 27 September, 1919, Graham was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Valhalla.[5]

Graham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.[6]

In mid-September 1924, Graham was lent to the Royal Air Force for a course in "Air Matters." This was followed by some unpaid time and then he was appointed to Furious as executive officer, vice Makeig-Jones.[7]

Graham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1930.[8]

In mid-June, 1933, Graham was loaned to the New Zealand Government for three years. Upon his return, he was appointed to President, additional, as Deputy D.N.A.D. vice Harris.[9]

World War II

On 24 February, 1939, Graham was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf vice Allan Poland. Presently, he was also placed in command of H.M.S. Shoreham.[10]

Graham was promoted to the rank of Commodore, Second Class on 31 October, 1940.[11]

Graham was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941. He continued in his role in the Persian Gulf until being appointed to Lanka as Commodore Commanding, Burma Coast on 14 February, 1942. Later in 1942, after the fall of Burma to the Japanese, Graham returned to the U.K. to be Flag Officer in Charge, Humber in succession to R. V. Holt.[12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John I. Hallett 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 36
1 Jul, 1913[13][14] – Feb, 1914[15] 		Succeeded by
George F. L. Marx
Preceded by
Arthur G. Tippet 		Captain of H.M.S. Stag
3 Feb, 1914[16][17] – 16 Nov, 1915[18] 		Succeeded by
Robert L. Alexander
Preceded by
Gerald L. Parnell 		Captain of H.M.S. Swale
23 Nov, 1915[19] – 2 Jun, 1916[20] 		Succeeded by
Conyngham C. Denison
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Partridge
Jun, 1916[21] – Jun, 1916[22] 		Succeeded by
Reginald H. Ransome
Preceded by
Kenneth G. Ramsey 		Captain of H.M.S. Victor
late Jun, 1916[23][24] – 24 Mar, 1917[25] 		Succeeded by
Brian C. Gourley
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Springbok
11 Apr, 1917[26][27] – 1 Oct, 1919[28] 		Succeeded by
Ralph Kerr
Preceded by
Reginald T. Amedroz 		Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla
27 Sep, 1919[29][30] – 4 May, 1921[31] 		Succeeded by
Charles G. Ramsey
Preceded by
George H. Knowles 		Captain of H.M.S. Douglas
4 May, 1921[32] – May, 1921[33] 		Succeeded by
Richard B. England
Preceded by
Charles F. Bush 		Captain of H.M.S. Vansittart
14 Jul, 1921[34] – Jul, 1923[35] 		Succeeded by
Edmund F. FitzGerald
Preceded by
Henry E. C. Blagrove 		Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
13 Mar, 1931[36][37] – 12 Mar, 1932[38] 		Succeeded by
Henry B. Rawlings
Preceded by
Fischer B. Watson 		Captain of H.M.S. Diomede
3 Aug, 1933[39] – 1936[40] 		Succeeded by
John W. Farquhar
Preceded by
? 		Deputy Director of the Naval Air Division
Jul, 1936 – Jan, 1937 		Succeeded by
Reginald Henry Portal
Preceded by
Charles F. Harris 		Director of the Naval Air Division
Jan, 1937 – Feb, 1939 		Succeeded by
Charles A. A. Larcom
Preceded by
George H. Faulkner 		Captain of H.M.S. Shoreham
24 Feb, 1939[41] – c. Apr, 1940[42] 		Succeeded by
Francis D. Miller
Preceded by
Allan Poland 		Senior Officer, Persian Gulf
24 Feb, 1939[43] – 14 Feb, 1942 		Succeeded by
Charles F. Hammill

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  2. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 382.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.
  6. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  7. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  8. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  9. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  10. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  11. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  12. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  13. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
  15. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  16. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
  18. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  19. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  20. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  21. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  22. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  23. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398y.
  25. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  26. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 910.
  28. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  29. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.
  31. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  32. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  33. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
  35. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 228.
  37. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  38. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 300.
  40. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  41. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 240.
  42. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  43. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 240.

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