William Blewett Fawckner

Vice-Admiral (retired) William Blewett Fawckner (22 February, 1857 – 4 June, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Fawkner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1882.

Fawkner was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895.

Fawkner was promoted to the rank of Captain on 24 March, 1900.

Fawckner was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Cressy in April 1906.

He was appointed to command the battleship Venerable on 12 August, 1907.

Fawkner was placed on the Retired List on 27 February, 1912 and promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 December, 1912.

In January, 1914, he was appointed Nautical Assessor Class III to investigate shipping casualties, for three years.

Fawkner was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 October, 1917.

Fawkner died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 4 June, 1944.

See Also

• Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Henry R. Robinson	Captain of H.M.S. Iphigenia 14 Apr, 1904 – 10 Jan, 1906	Succeeded by Algernon W. Heneage
Preceded by Frederick A. Warden	Captain of H.M.S. Cressy 3 Apr, 1906 – 21 May, 1907	Succeeded by Thomas Jackson
Preceded by Reginald G. O. Tupper	Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales 21 May, 1907	Succeeded by Herbert W. Savory
Preceded by Herbert W. Savory	Captain of H.M.S. Venerable 12 Aug, 1907 – 2 Feb, 1909	Succeeded by Seymour E. Erskine
Preceded by Mark E. F. Kerr	Captain of H.M.S. Implacable 2 Feb, 1909 – 31 Mar, 1909	Succeeded by Henry L. Tottenham
Preceded by F. Alban A. G. Tate	Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard 31 Mar, 1909 – 1 Feb, 1912	Succeeded by Cyril E. Tower
Preceded by New Command	Senior Naval Officer, Swarbacks Minn 14 May, 1915 – 25 Oct, 1917	Succeeded by Arthur H. Oldham