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Vice-Admiral Francis John Foley, Royal Navy (2 December, 1855 – 5 March, 1911) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Foley was promoted to Lieutenant on 9 March, 1876[1] and appointed to Vernon on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.[2]

He was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 72 and additional to the Pembroke for torpedo duties on 30 October, 1888.[3] He was appointed to the sloop Basilisk on 12 August, 1893.[4]

Foley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1895.[5]

On 12 March 1901, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Andromeda.[6]

Foley next served as captain of Illustrious from March 1902 through July 1903.

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII on 24 May, 1905, vice Chisholm-Batten.[7]

He was captain of the New Zealand from January to July of 1906.

Flag Rank

Foley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 July, 1906.[8]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 January, 1911, vice Graham.[9]

His only son, Lieutenant Thomas Algernon Fitzgerald Foley of the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action on 25 October, 1914.[10]

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 6 March, 1911. Issue 39525, col E, p. 11.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Somerset A. G. Calthorpe 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 72
30 Oct, 1888[11] – 18 Feb, 1889[12] 		Succeeded by
Paul W. Bush
Preceded by
Philip F. Tillard 		Captain of H.M.S. Barracouta
7 Nov, 1893[13] 		Succeeded by
Henry J. Keane
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Pactolus
1 Aug, 1897[14] – 19 Mar, 1900[15] 		Succeeded by
F. Alban A. G. Tate
Preceded by
Lewis E. Wintz 		Captain of H.M.S. Furious
27 Mar, 1900[16] – 15 Mar, 1901[17] 		Succeeded by
Frederick T. Hamilton
Preceded by
John L. Burr 		Captain of H.M.S. Andromeda
12 Mar, 1901[18] – 14 Apr, 1902[19] 		Succeeded by
Christopher G. F. M. Cradock
Preceded by
Frank Finnis 		Captain of H.M.S. Illustrious
15 Apr, 1902[20] – 26 Jul, 1903[21] 		Succeeded by
Ernest A. Simons
Preceded by
Charles R. Arbuthnot 		Captain of H.M.S. Cambridge
24 Aug, 1903[22][23] – 6 Jan, 1906[24] 		Succeeded by
Paul W. Bush
Preceded by
Paul W. Bush 		Captain of H.M.S. New Zealand
7 Jan, 1906[25] – 15 Jul, 1906[26] 		Succeeded by
Edward G. Shortland

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 23.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 250.
  3. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/489.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 12 August, 1893. Issue 34028, col B, p. 12.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26694. p. 7532. 31 December, 1895.
  6. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 467.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27807. p. 4254. 16 June, 1905.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27928. p. 4554. 3 July, 1906.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28454. p. 127. 6 January, 1911.
  10. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Sunday, 1 November, 1914. Issue 40683, col B, p. 4.
  11. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/489.
  12. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 201.
  14. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  15. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  16. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  17. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  18. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 467.
  19. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  20. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  21. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 291.
  23. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue 37128, col F, p. 5.
  24. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  25. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  26. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.

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