Frederick Wilfrid Fogarty Fegen
Commander (retired) Frederick Wilfrid Fogarty Fegen (19 September, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His name, "Wilfrid" is offered in a variety of ways: "William" in the December 1918 Navy List, and as "Wilford" and "Wilfred" in the some readings of his Service Records. We offer that which is clearly indicated in his ADM 196/52 Service Record.
Life & Career
Born in Malta, likely the son of then-Commander Frederick Fogarty Fegen, R.N., the younger Fegen entered the Royal Navy ranked 56th in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]
Fegen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 November, 1909.
During the Great War, Fegen served in the pre-dreadnought Britannia until switching to the super-dreadnought Valiant on 1 December, 1915. He fought in her at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Fifth Battle Squadron.
Fegen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 November, 1917. From May 1918, he commanded a series of destroyers.
Interbellum
Fegen was appointed in command of the destroyer Peregrine on 18 December, 1918.[2]
Fegen was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon Tilbury reducing on 5 August, 1920.
Fegen was promoted to the rank of Commander on the Retired List on 19 September, 1929.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Austen G. Lilley |
Captain of H.M.S. Porpoise 20 May, 1918 – 27 Aug, 1918 |
Succeeded by John W. Durnford |
| Preceded by Humphrey M. Robson |
Captain of H.M.S. Nereus 27 Aug, 1918[3] |
Succeeded by Charles E. Cundall |
| Preceded by George S. Brown |
Captain of H.M.S. Peregrine 18 Dec, 1918[4] – 1 Oct, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Ernest W. Kirkby |
Captain of H.M.S. Torrid 1 Oct, 1919[5][6] – 28 Jan, 1920 |
Succeeded by James R. M. M. Crichton |
| Preceded by Hugh J. Woodward |
Captain of H.M.S. Tumult 28 Jan, 1920[7] – 12 Jul, 1920 |
Succeeded by Humphrey M. Robson |
| Preceded by Robert B. Wilmot-Sitwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Tilbury 10 Jul, 1920 – 5 Aug, 1920 |
Succeeded by Gerald M. McKenna |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 867.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 852.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 867.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 876.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 23 Sept. 1919, p. 14.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, January 30, 1920, Issue 42321, p.17.
