Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan
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]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Cornwallis on 6 April, 1912.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1920,[9] to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.[10]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 280.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 14 March, 1912. Issue 39846, col G, pg. 12.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29629. p. 6066. 20 June, 1916.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2066. 5 June, 1919.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32017. p. 8408. 13 August, 1920.
- ↑ 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
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Joseph R. Bridson |
Senior Naval Officer, Portland 1915 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Richard M. Harbord |
- 1865 births
- 1945 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1879
- Royal Navy Naval Attachés at Washington, D.C.
- Captains of H.M.S. Astræa (1893)
- Captains of H.M.S. Mars (1896)
- Captains of H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)
- Rear-Admirals, Portland
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
- Royal Naval Reserve Captains
