Fitzmaurice Acton
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Commander Fitzmaurice Acton, C.M.G., Royal Navy (22 February, 1874 – 7 August, 1920) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Colonel H. Acton.
Acton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1896.
On 30 June, 1908, Acton was promoted to the rank of Commander.[1] He was an interpreter and appointed an Inspecting Officer in the Coast Guard, Rathmullen on 5 January, 1912, acting in the North Of Ireland District in early 1913.[2]
On 7 May, 1910, Acton married Ruby Crabtree, the widow of Lieutenant Percy Crabtree, in Shanghai.[3]
Acton died on 7 August, 1920. His death was announced by the Secretary of the Admiralty on 12 August.[4]
Bibliography
- "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 12 August, 1920. Issue 42487, col G, pg. 18.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Michael H. Hodges |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Paris 9 Sep, 1915[5] – c. 1 Oct, 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Sidney B. Mainguy |
| Preceded by Edward H. Rymer |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Tokyo Oct, 1917[6] – 27 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by James C. Ley |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). pp. 424, 429.
- ↑ "Marriages" (Marriages). The Times. Thursday, 26 May, 1910. Issue 39282, col A, p. 1.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 12 August, 1920. Issue 42487, col G, p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 535.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 1817.
