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Admiral Frank Finnis, C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (8 November, 1851 – 17 November, 1918) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Finnis was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1886.^[1]

Finnis was appointed to Cambrian as Commodore, Second Class on 20 June, 1902.^[2]

Finnis was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 16 February, 1905, vice Grenfell.^[3]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 20 March, 1913.^[4]

On 24 April, 1915, he was granted a temporary Commission as a Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve.^[5]

↑ London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 2 June, 1902. Issue 36783, col D, pg. 9.
↑ London Gazette: no. 27766. p. 1279. 21 February, 1905.
↑ London Gazette: no. 28703. p. 2159. 21 March, 1913.
↑ London Gazette: no. 29145. p. 4061. 27 April, 1915.

"Fallen Officers" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 20 November, 1918. Issue 41952, col F, pg. 8.

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 ==Life & Career==
+Finnis was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1886.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25545/pages/7 no. 25545.  p. 7.]  1 January, 1886.</ref>
 Finnis was appointed to [[H.M.S. Cambrian (1893)|''Cambrian'']] as {{Com2RN}} on 20 June, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 2 June, 1902.  Issue '''36783''', col D, pg. 9.</ref>