Cosmo Moray Graham

Rear-Admiral Cosmo Moray Graham, C.B. (13 February, 1887 – 5 November, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Graham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1909.

Great War

Graham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1917.

Graham was appointed in command of the destroyer Stag on 3 February, 1914.

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Springbok on 11 April, 1917.

On 27 September, 1919, Graham was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Valhalla.

Graham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.

In mid-September 1924, Graham was lent to the Royal Air Force for a course in "Air Matters." This was followed by some unpaid time and then he was appointed to Furious as executive officer, vice Makeig-Jones.

Graham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1930.

In mid-June, 1933, Graham was loaned to the New Zealand Government for three years. Upon his return, he was appointed to President, additional, as Deputy D.N.A.D. vice Harris.

World War II

On 24 February, 1939, Graham was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf vice Allan Poland. Presently, he was also placed in command of H.M.S. Shoreham.

Graham was promoted to the rank of Commodore, Second Class on 31 October, 1940.

Graham was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941. He continued in his role in the Persian Gulf until being appointed to Lanka as Commodore Commanding, Burma Coast on 14 February, 1942. Later in 1942, after the fall of Burma to the Japanese, Graham returned to the U.K. to be Flag Officer in Charge, Humber in succession to R. V. Holt.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by John I. Hallett	Captain of H.M. T.B. 36 1 Jul, 1913 – Feb, 1914	Succeeded by George F. L. Marx
Preceded by Arthur G. Tippet	Captain of H.M.S. Stag 3 Feb, 1914 – 16 Nov, 1915	Succeeded by Robert L. Alexander
Preceded by Gerald L. Parnell	Captain of H.M.S. Swale 23 Nov, 1915 – 2 Jun, 1916	Succeeded by Conyngham C. Denison
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Partridge Jun, 1916 – Jun, 1916	Succeeded by Reginald H. Ransome
Preceded by Kenneth G. Ramsey	Captain of H.M.S. Victor late Jun, 1916 – 24 Mar, 1917	Succeeded by Brian C. Gourley
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Springbok 11 Apr, 1917 – 1 Oct, 1919	Succeeded by Ralph Kerr
Preceded by Reginald T. Amedroz	Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla 27 Sep, 1919 – 4 May, 1921	Succeeded by Charles G. Ramsey
Preceded by George H. Knowles	Captain of H.M.S. Douglas 4 May, 1921 – May, 1921	Succeeded by Richard B. England
Preceded by Charles F. Bush	Captain of H.M.S. Vansittart 14 Jul, 1921 – Jul, 1923	Succeeded by Edmund F. FitzGerald
Preceded by Henry E. C. Blagrove	Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa 13 Mar, 1931 – 12 Mar, 1932	Succeeded by Henry B. Rawlings
Preceded by Fischer B. Watson	Captain of H.M.S. Diomede 3 Aug, 1933 – 1936	Succeeded by John W. Farquhar
Preceded by ?	Deputy Director of the Naval Air Division Jul, 1936 – Jan, 1937	Succeeded by Reginald Henry Portal
Preceded by Charles F. Harris	Director of the Naval Air Division Jan, 1937 – Feb, 1939	Succeeded by Charles A. A. Larcom
Preceded by George H. Faulkner	Captain of H.M.S. Shoreham 24 Feb, 1939 – c. Apr, 1940	Succeeded by Francis D. Miller
Preceded by Allan Poland	Senior Officer, Persian Gulf 24 Feb, 1939 – 14 Feb, 1942	Succeeded by Charles F. Hammill