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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Francklin was the fourth son of Mr. and the Honourable Mrs. Francklin of Conniston, Notts.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Saturday, 21 November, 1914. Issue '''40703''', col B, pg. 1.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 22 June, 1911.<ref>"Coronation Honours" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 20 June, 1911. Issue '''39616''', col D, pg. 10.</ref> | Francklin was the fourth son of Mr. and the Honourable Mrs. Francklin of Conniston, Notts.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Saturday, 21 November, 1914. Issue '''40703''', col B, pg. 1.</ref> | ||
On the occasion of the King's visit to Malta Francklin was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 21 April, 1903.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27560/pages/3525 no. 27560. p. 3525.] 2 June, 1903.</ref> | |||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 22 June, 1911.<ref>"Coronation Honours" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 20 June, 1911. Issue '''39616''', col D, pg. 10.</ref> | |||
He was killed in command of [[H.M.S. Good Hope (1901)|H.M.S. ''Good Hope'']] at the [[Battle of Coronel]] on 1 November, 1914. | He was killed in command of [[H.M.S. Good Hope (1901)|H.M.S. ''Good Hope'']] at the [[Battle of Coronel]] on 1 November, 1914. | ||
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Captain Philip Francklin, M.V.O., Royal Navy (18 May, 1874 – 1 November, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Francklin was the fourth son of Mr. and the Honourable Mrs. Francklin of Conniston, Notts.[1]
On the occasion of the King's visit to Malta Francklin was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 21 April, 1903.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 June, 1911.[3]
He was killed in command of H.M.S. Good Hope at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November, 1914.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 21 November, 1914. Issue 40703, col B, pg. 1.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27560. p. 3525. 2 June, 1903.
- ↑ "Coronation Honours" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 June, 1911. Issue 39616, col D, pg. 10.
Bibliography
Service Record
