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Revision as of 10:06, 11 May 2014

Vice-Admiral SIR Francis Arthur Marten, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (7 January, 1879 – 14 March, 1950) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916.

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Inconstant on 21 August, 1917,[1] remaining in command until the end of war.

Marten was appointed an Additional Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 8 June, 1944.[2]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 819.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 36544. p. 2571. 8 June, 1944.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Marten" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 16 March, 1950. Issue 51641, col E, pg. 9.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry F. G. Talbot
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Osborne
1920 – 1921
Succeeded by
Charles W. R. Royds

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Bertram S. Thesiger
Captain of H.M.S. Inconstant
21 Aug, 1917 – ?
Succeeded by
George B. Lewis
Preceded by
Raymond Fitzmaurice
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution
Oct, 1925 – ?
Succeeded by
Cecil V. Usborne