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[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] {{SIR}} '''Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe''', G.C.V.O., K.C.B., Royal Navy (2 April, 1847 – 21 January, 1936) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] {{SIR}} '''Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe''', G.C.V.O., K.C.B., Royal Navy (2 April, 1847 – 21 January, 1936) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
Fanshawe was | ==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.<ref name=Obit>"Sir A. D. Fanshawe" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 22 January, 1936. Issue '''47278''', col D, pg. 13.</ref> 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.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 12 September, 1860. Issue '''23723''', col B, pg. 10.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} in June, 1867 and advanced to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in September, 1868.<ref name=Obit/> | |||
Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 February, 1897,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26827/pages/1168 no. 26827. p. 1168.] 26 February, 1897.</ref> at the age of forty-nine years and ten months. | On 5 January, 1874 Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} after only five years as a Lieutenant, in the haul down vacancy of his father on the North America and West Indies Station.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24053/pages/137 no. 24053. p. 137.] 13 January, 1874.</ref> Fanshawe was promoted {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1881,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25055/pages/4 no. 25055. p. 4.] 3 January, 1882.</ref> at the relatively early age of thirty-four. From May, 1894 to February, 1897 he served as assistant to the [[Superintendent of Naval Reserves (Royal Navy)|Superintendent of Naval Reserves]], and in January, 1895 was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.<ref name=Obit/> | ||
Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 February, 1897,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26827/pages/1168 no. 26827. p. 1168.] 26 February, 1897.</ref> at the age of forty-nine years and ten months. On 1 June, 1899, he succeeded [[John William Brackenbury|J. W. Brackenbury]] as second-in-command of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 1 June, 1899. Issue '''35844''', col D, pg. 11.</ref> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Admiral of the Fleet SIR Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., Royal Navy (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 Captain on 31 December, 1881,[4] at the relatively early age of thirty-four. From May, 1894 to February, 1897 he served as assistant to the Superintendent of Naval Reserves, and in January, 1895 was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.[1]
Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 February, 1897,[5] at the age of forty-nine years and ten months. On 1 June, 1899, he succeeded J. W. Brackenbury as second-in-command of the Channel Squadron.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sir A. D. Fanshawe" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 January, 1936. Issue 47278, col D, pg. 13.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 12 September, 1860. Issue 23723, col B, pg. 10.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24053. p. 137. 13 January, 1874.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25055. p. 4. 3 January, 1882.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26827. p. 1168. 26 February, 1897.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1899. Issue 35844, col D, pg. 11.
Bibliography
- "Sir A. D. Fanshawe" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 January, 1936. Issue 47278, col D, pg. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
