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Revision as of 18:05, 17 July 2012
Vice-Admiral Francis John Foley, Royal Navy (2 December, 1855 – 5 March, 1911) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was appointed to the sloop Basilisk on 12 August, 1893.[1]
Foley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1895.[2]
He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII on 24 May, 1905, vice Chisholm-Batten.[3]
Flag Rank
Foley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 July, 1906.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 January, 1911, vice Graham.[5]
His only son, Lieutenant Thomas Algernon Fitzgerald Foley of the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action on 25 October, 1914.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 12 August, 1893. Issue 34028, col B, pg. 12.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26694. p. 7532. 31 December, 1895.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27807. p. 4254. 16 June, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27928. p. 4554. 3 July, 1906.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28454. p. 127. 6 January, 1911.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Sunday, 1 November, 1914. Issue 40683, col B, pg. 4.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 6 March, 1911. Issue 39525, col E, pg. 11.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
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