Michael Le Fanu
Second World War
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Early life
Born the son of
Le Fanu joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1926 and was posted to the cruiser HMS Dorsetshire in the Atlantic Fleet before being promoted to midshipman on 1 September 1931 and being posted to the cruiser HMS York.[2] Promoted to sub-lieutenant on 1 May 1934,[3] he joined the destroyer HMS Whitshed in the Mediterranean Fleet in March 1935 and was promoted to lieutenant on 1 June 1935.[4] He was posted to the destroyer HMS Bulldog in the Home Fleet in September 1936 before training as a gunnery specialist during 1938 and then being posted to the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet.[5]
Le Fanu served in the Second World War being posted to the cruiser
Promoted to
After the War Le Fanu served on the experimental staff at the shore establishment
Advanced to
Family
In 1943 Le Fanu married Prudence Grace Morgan, daughter of Admiral Sir Llewellyn Vaughan Morgan; they had two sons and a daughter.[20]
Notes
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34475. Retrieved 9 September 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b Heathcote, p. 153
- ^ "No. 34143". The London Gazette. 19 March 1935. p. 1904.
- ^ "No. 34211". The London Gazette. 25 October 1935. p. 6698.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Heathcote, p. 154
- ^ "No. 34953". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 September 1940. p. 5710.
- ^ "No. 35466". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 February 1942. p. 901.
- ^ "No. 35817". The London Gazette. 8 December 1942. p. 5353.
- ^ "No. 36880". The London Gazette. 5 January 1945. p. 230.
- ^ "No. 37805". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 December 1946. p. 5912.
- ^ "No. 38658". The London Gazette. 5 July 1949. p. 3300.
- ^ "No. 41516". The London Gazette. 7 October 1958. p. 6110.
- ^ "No. 42051". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 1960. p. 3974.
- ^ "No. 42516". The London Gazette. 17 November 1961. p. 8344.
- ^ a b c d e f g Heathcote, p. 155
- ^ "No. 43010". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1963. p. 4794.
- ^ "No. 43819". The London Gazette. 19 November 1965. p. 10842.
- ^ "No. 44484". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 45138". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1970. p. 7183.
- ^ "Michael Le Fanu". Royal Naval Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
Sources
- Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
Further reading
- Baker, Richard (1977). Dry Ginger – The biography of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Le Fanu. W.H. Allan. ISBN 0-491-01788-X.