Wilmot Fawkes

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Sir Wilmot Fawkes
as a Vice Admiral
Born22 December 1846
Barnet, Hertfordshire
Died29 May 1926 (1926-05-30) (aged 79)
Chippenham, Wiltshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1860–1911
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Raleigh
HMS Mercury[1]
HMS Terrible[1]
HMS Canopus[1]
Australia Station
Plymouth Command
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

KCVO (22 December 1846 – 29 May 1926) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
.

Naval career

Fawkes joined the

North America and West Indies station.[2] After a few years, he returned to England to command of the royal yacht Osborne, a post he held for two years.[2]

Promoted to

coronation of the King.[7][8]

In October 1902, he was appointed in command of the Cruiser Squadron,

armoured cruiser HMS Good Hope was scheduled to be his flagship for the squadron, but was first ordered to take the Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain on a trip to South Africa. Fawkes hoisted his flag on the Good Hope on 23 November, and the ship left Portsmouth with Chamberlain and his wife on board two days later.[12]

He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station in 1905,[5] became Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1908 and retired in 1911.[5]

Retirement

Fawkes had married Juliana Hannah Mary Spicer in 1875 and when he retired in 1911 they lived at Steel Cross, Crowborough.[2] His wife died in 1916, and Fawkes died suddenly in 1926 at Spye Park, Chippenham when he was visiting his brother-in-law Captain Spicer.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Dreadnought Project
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Admiral Sir Wilmot Fawkes". Obituaries. The Times. No. 44285. London. 31 May 1926. col B, p. 19.
  3. ^ "Fawkes, Wilmot Hawksworth (FWKS872WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904 – 1975
  5. ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  6. ^ "No. 27262". The London Gazette. 1 January 1901. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36844. London. 12 August 1902. p. 8.
  8. ^ "No. 27467". The London Gazette. 22 August 1902. p. 5461.
  9. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36851. London. 20 August 1902. p. 5.
  10. ^ Commemorative medal National Maritime Museum
  11. ^ "Mr. Chamberlain's visit to South Africa". The Times. No. 36921. London. 10 November 1902. p. 9.
  12. ^ "Mr. Chamberlain´s visit to South Africa". The Times. No. 36933. London. 24 November 1902. p. 6.
Military offices
Preceded by Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
1897–1899
Succeeded by
Preceded by Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
1900–1902
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station
1905–1907
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1908–1911
Succeeded by