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He was appointed to the sloop ''Basilisk'' on 12 August, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 12 August, 1893.  Issue '''34028''', col B, p. 12.</ref>
 
He was appointed to the sloop ''Basilisk'' on 12 August, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 12 August, 1893.  Issue '''34028''', col B, p. 12.</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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Foley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26694/pages/7532 no. 26694.  p. 7532.]  31 December, 1895.</ref>
  
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>
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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>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27807/pages/4254 no. 27807.  p. 4254.]  16 June, 1905.</ref>
  
 
==Flag Rank==
 
==Flag Rank==
Foley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 July, 1906.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27928/pages/4554 no. 27928.  p. 4554.]  3 July, 1906.</ref>
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Foley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 July, 1906.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27928/pages/4554 no. 27928.  p. 4554.]  3 July, 1906.</ref>
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 3 January, 1911, vice [[Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|Graham]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28454/pages/127 no. 28454.  p. 127.]  6 January, 1911.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 3 January, 1911, vice [[Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|Graham]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28454/pages/127 no. 28454.  p. 127.]  6 January, 1911.</ref>
  
 
His only son, Lieutenant Thomas Algernon Fitzgerald Foley of the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action on 25 October, 1914.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Sunday, 1 November, 1914.  Issue '''40683''', col B, p. 4.</ref>
 
His only son, Lieutenant Thomas Algernon Fitzgerald Foley of the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action on 25 October, 1914.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Sunday, 1 November, 1914.  Issue '''40683''', col B, p. 4.</ref>

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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

He was appointed to the sloop Basilisk on 12 August, 1893.[1]

Foley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1895.[2]

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII on 24 May, 1905, vice Chisholm-Batten.[3]

Flag Rank

Foley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 July, 1906.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 January, 1911, vice Graham.[5]

His only son, Lieutenant Thomas Algernon Fitzgerald Foley of the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action on 25 October, 1914.[6]

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 12 August, 1893. Issue 34028, col B, p. 12.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26694. p. 7532. 31 December, 1895.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27807. p. 4254. 16 June, 1905.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 27928. p. 4554. 3 July, 1906.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 28454. p. 127. 6 January, 1911.
  6. "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Sunday, 1 November, 1914. Issue 40683, col B, p. 4.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 6 March, 1911. Issue 39525, col E, pg. 11.

Service Records


Naval Appointments

 

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