James Uchtred Farie

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Rear-Admiral James Uchtred Farie, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (25 November, 1873 – 17 September, 1957) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Farie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1895.[1]

Farie was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[2]

Captain

Farie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[3]

Farie succeeded Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt in command of Adventure and as Captain (D) in the Second Destroyer Flotilla on 1 December, 1913.[4]

In November 1915, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion.[5]

He was Captain (D) of Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland, commanding the flotilla from light cruiser Champion.[6]

He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cochrane in April, 1918.[7]

Farie was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 May, 1922.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 October, 1923.[9]

Farie died at his Lymington home on 17 September, 1957, aged eighty-three.[10]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4558. 30 June, 1905.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 28733. p. 4640. 1 July, 1913.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 December, 1913. Issue 40383, col F, p. 72.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  7. The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 392k.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 32712. p. 4062. 26 May, 1922.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 32871. p. 6966. 16 October, 1923.
  10. "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 19 September, 1957. Issue 53950, col D, p. 14.

Bibliography

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