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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Fane was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 16 October, 1868.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23433/pages/5510 no. 23433. p. 5510.] 20 October, 1868.</ref> | Fane was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 16 October, 1868.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23433/pages/5510 no. 23433. p. 5510.] 20 October, 1868.</ref> | ||
Fane was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 6 January, 1888, vice [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Hotham]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25774/pages/243 no. 25774. p. 243.] 6 January, 1888.</ref> He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 1 June.<ref>Clowes. '''VII'''. p. 7.</ref> | Fane was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 6 January, 1888, vice [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Hotham]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25774/pages/243 no. 25774. p. 243.] 6 January, 1888.</ref> He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 1 June.<ref>Clowes. '''VII'''. p. 7.</ref> | ||
Fane was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 August, 1890, vice [[Charles John Rowley|Rowley]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26077/pages/4328 no. 26077. p. 4328.] 8 August, 1890.</ref> | Fane was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 August, 1890, vice [[Charles John Rowley|Rowley]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26077/pages/4328 no. 26077. p. 4328.] 8 August, 1890.</ref> | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 9 November, 1896, vice [[John Ommanney Hopkins|Hopkins]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26796/pages/6363 no. 26796. p. 6363.] 20 November, 1896.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 9 November, 1896, vice [[John Ommanney Hopkins|Hopkins]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26796/pages/6363 no. 26796. p. 6363.] 20 November, 1896.</ref> | ||
On the occasion of the King Edward VII's birthday Fane was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 9 November, 1901.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27376/pages/7291 no. 27376. p. 7291.] 12 November, 1901.</ref> | On the occasion of the King Edward VII's birthday Fane was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 9 November, 1901.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27376/pages/7291 no. 27376. p. 7291.] 12 November, 1901.</ref> | ||
Fane was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 24 January, 1902, vice [[Richard Edward Tracey|Tracey]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27401/pages/583 no. 27401. p. 583.] 28 January, 1902.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request the following day.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27405/pages/844 no. 27405. p. 844.] 11 February, 1902.</ref> | Fane was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 24 January, 1902, vice [[Richard Edward Tracey|Tracey]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27401/pages/583 no. 27401. p. 583.] 28 January, 1902.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request the following day.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27405/pages/844 no. 27405. p. 844.] 11 February, 1902.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 22:01, 24 September 2012
Admiral SIR Charles George Fane, K.C.B., J.P., Royal Navy (14 November, 1837 – 22 February, 1909) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Fane was promoted to the rank of Commander on 16 October, 1868.[1]
Fane was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 6 January, 1888, vice Hotham.[2] He was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard on 1 June.[3]
Fane was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 August, 1890, vice Rowley.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 9 November, 1896, vice Hopkins.[5]
On the occasion of the King Edward VII's birthday Fane was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 9 November, 1901.[6]
Fane was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 24 January, 1902, vice Tracey.[7] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request the following day.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23433. p. 5510. 20 October, 1868.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25774. p. 243. 6 January, 1888.
- ↑ Clowes. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26077. p. 4328. 8 August, 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26796. p. 6363. 20 November, 1896.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27376. p. 7291. 12 November, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27401. p. 583. 28 January, 1902.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27405. p. 844. 11 February, 1902.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 25 February, 1909. Issue 38892, col E, pg. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/70.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir Robert H. More Molyneux |
Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard 1888 – 1890 |
Succeeded by Richard Duckworth-King
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| Preceded by John A. Fisher |
Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard 1892 – 1896 |
Succeeded by Ernest Rice
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