Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe

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Admiral of the Fleet SIR Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., R.N. (2 April, 1847 – 21 January, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe was born on 2 April, 1847, the son of Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe, grandson of General Edward Fanshawe and nephew of Edward Cardwell, First Viscount Cardwell.[1] He entered the Royal Navy in September, 1860, passing the entrance examination at Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, coming twentieth out of forty-nine new scheme entrants.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in June, 1867 and advanced to the rank of Lieutenant in September, 1868.[1]

On 5 January, 1874 Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of Commander after only five years as a Lieutenant, in the haul down vacancy of his father on the North America and West Indies Station.[3] Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1881,[4] at the relatively early age of thirty-four.

He was appointed in command of H.M.S. Jumna on 29 December, 1886. He quit her on 15 August, 1887 and was appointed in command of Malaba the next day. Taking part in annual manoeuvres in Gorgon from 18 July to 30 August 1889, he otherwise remained in Malaba until 1 February 1890. An extended stint in the central battery ship Alexandra of a series of appointments followed, lasting from 8 September, 1892 through 27 May, 1894.[5]

From May, 1894 to February, 1897 he served as assistant to the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves, and in January, 1895 was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.[1]

Flag Rank

Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 February, 1897, vice Domvile,[6] aged forty-nine years and ten months. On 1 June, 1899, he succeeded J. W. Brackenbury as second-in-command of the Channel Squadron.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 25 January, 1902, vice Domvile.[8]

He succeeded Beaumont as Commander-in-Chief on the Australia Station at Sydney on 16 January, 1903, hoisting his flag in the Royal Arthur.[9] On 9 November, 1904, he 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.) in the King's birthday honours.[10] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 22 July, 1905, vice Jackson.[11]

Fanshawe succeeded Admiral Sir Robert H. Harris as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 1 October, 1906.[12]

On 30 April, 1910, Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, vice Sir Edward H. Seymour.[13]

On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.[14]

Fanshawe was placed on the Retired List on 2 April, 1917.[15]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Sir A. D. Fanshawe" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 January, 1936. Issue 47278, col D, p. 13.

Papers

  • Papers in the possession of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth. MSS 1994/292.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Ganges
15 Jul, 1879[16] – 31 Dec, 1881 		Succeeded by
Reginald H. Thornton
Preceded by
Adolphus A. F. Fitz-George 		Captain of H.M.S. Jumna
29 Dec, 1886[17] – Aug, 1887 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur C. H. Paget 		Captain of H.M.S. Malabar
16 Aug, 1887[18] – 25 Jan, 1890 		Succeeded by
John G. Jones
Preceded by
George Le C. Egerton 		Captain of H.M.S. Gorgon
18 Jul, 1889[19] 		Succeeded by
Orford Churchill
Preceded by
Thomas S. Jackson 		Captain of H.M.S. Aurora
1 Jul, 1890[20] – 3 May, 1892[21] 		Succeeded by
William Wiseman
Preceded by
Harry H. Rawson 		Captain of H.M.S. Benbow
21 Jul, 1892[22] 		Succeeded by
Burges Watson
Preceded by
John Fellowes 		Captain of H.M.S. Alexandra
5 Sep, 1892[23] – 28 May, 1894 		Succeeded by
William H. Pigott
Preceded by
Arthur H. Alington 		Assistant to the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves
28 May, 1894[24] – 23 Feb, 1897[25] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John W. Brackenbury 		Second-in-Command, Channel Squadron
1 Jun, 1899[26] – 31 May, 1900[27] 		Succeeded by
Albert B. Jenkings
Preceded by
Lewis A. Beaumont 		Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station
16 Jan, 1903[28] 		Succeeded by
Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes
Preceded by
Sir Robert H. Harris 		President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
1 Oct, 1906[29] – 22 Mar, 1908[30] 		Succeeded by
Sir John Durnford
Preceded by
Sir Day H. Bosanquet 		Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station
23 Mar, 1908[31] – 30 Apr, 1910[32] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sir A. D. Fanshawe" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 January, 1936. Issue 47278, col D, p. 13.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 12 September, 1860. Issue 23723, col B, p. 10.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24053. p. 137. 13 January, 1874.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25055. p. 4. 3 January, 1882.
  5. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 88.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26827. p. 1168. 26 February, 1897.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1899. Issue 35844, col D, p. 11.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27405. p. 844. 11 February, 1902.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 January, 1903. Issue 36980, col B, p. 9.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27732. p. 7255. 9 November, 1904.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27822. p. 5222. 28 July, 1905.
  12. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 August, 1906. Issue 38107, col D, p. 8.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30008. p. 3206. 3 April, 1917.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 213.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1887) Corrected to 20 March, 1887. p. 241.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 242.
  19. ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 200.
  21. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 88.
  22. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 197. Year is not printed.
  24. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 90.
  25. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 90.
  26. ↑ Fanshawe service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/516.
  27. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17/93.
  28. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 January, 1903. Issue 36980, col B, p. 9.
  29. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 443.
  30. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 90.
  31. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 443.
  32. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 90.

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