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*"Eng. Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Oram" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 6 May, 1939.  Issue '''48298''', col 17, p. B.
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Revision as of 12:55, 5 November 2013

Engineer Vice-Admiral SIR Henry John Oram, K.C.B., F.R.S., Royal Navy (19 June, 1858 – 5 May, 1938) was the senior engineering officer of the Royal Navy in the lead-up to the First World War.

Life & Career

Engineer-in-Chief

On 25 October, 1907, Oram was appointed Engineer-in-Chief. His salary was £1,300 a year, and his appointment was not to exceed three years.[1]

Oram was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 24 June, 1910.[2]

He retired at his own request on 8 June, 1917, after nearly 33 years continuous service at the Admiralty.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ADM 196/25. f. 246.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28388. p. 4475. 24 June, 1910.
  3. ADM 196/25. f. 246.

Bibliography

  • "Eng. Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Oram" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 6 May, 1939. Issue 48298, col B, p. 17.

Service Record


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Sir A. John Durston
Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet
1907 – 1917
Succeeded by
George G. Goodwin