Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller
Admiral SIR Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller, K.C.B., Royal Navy (22 May, 1874 – 1 February, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Fuller was the son of Thomas Fuller, late captain in the 18th Hussars, by his wife, Mary Ada, daughter of Frederick William Fryer, of Clarence House, West Cowes, where the child was born 22 May 1874.
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1910.[1]
He was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Cumberland on 19 May, 1914.[2].
He was appointed to command Repulse on 2 August, 1916.[3]
Fuller was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 25 November, 1920, vice Sinclair.[4]
Fuller was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 June, 1921.[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 8 July, 1926.[6] On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 4 June, 1928.[7]
On 15 May, 1930, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Duff.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28452. p. 4. 2 January, 1911.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 299.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397h.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32166. p. 12399. 17 December, 1920.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32384. p. 5486. 8 July, 1921.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33183. p. 4709. 16 July, 1926,
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33390. p. 3847. 4 June, 1928.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33606. p. 3069. 16 May, 1930.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Cyril Fuller" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 3 February, 1942. Issue 49150, col E, pg. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield |
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff 1922 – 1923 |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Waistell |
| Preceded by Sir Frederick L. Field |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Battle Cruiser Squadron 1925 – 1927 |
Succeeded by Frederic C. Dreyer |
- 1874 births
- 1942 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1887
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Directors of the Plans Division (Royal Navy)
- Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff
- Third Sea Lords
- Vice-Admirals Commanding the Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Second Sea Lords
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
