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He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|''Astræa'']] on 1 January, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 280.</ref>
He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|''Astræa'']] on 1 January, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 280.</ref>
He was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Mars (1896)|''Mars'']] on 31 May, 1910.<ref>Ryan Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>


==Great War==
==Great War==

Revision as of 00:52, 25 May 2012

Admiral Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (6 August, 1865 – 15 February, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan was born in India on 6 August, 1865, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel W. C. B. Ryan, of the Indian Army. He was educated at Bromsgrove School.

Ryan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1888.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[2]

Ryan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1905.[3]

He was appointed command of Astræa on 1 January, 1908.[4]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Mars on 31 May, 1910.[5]

Great War

Ryan was appointed to Research as Commodore-in-Charge at Portland on 5 February, 1915, in succession to Commodore Joseph R. Bridson.

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 9 June, 1916, and, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 10 June.[6]

Post-War & Retirement

In recognition of his services during the war, on the occasion of the King's birthday Ryan was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 3 June, 1919.[7]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1920,[8] to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.[9]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
  2. London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
  4. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 280.
  5. Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  6. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29629. p. 6066. 20 June, 1916.
  7. Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2066. 5 June, 1919.
  8. London Gazette: no. 32017. p. 8408. 13 August, 1920.
  9. London Gazette: no. 33049. p. 3445. 22 May, 1925.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral F. E. C. Ryan" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 17 February, 1945. Issue 50070, col G, pg. 6.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Joseph R. Bridson
Senior Naval Officer, Portland
1915 – 1916
Succeeded by
Richard M. Harbord