Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe
Admiral of the Fleet SIR Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., R.N. (2 April, 1847 – 21 January, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe was born on 2 April, 1847, the son of Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe, grandson of General Edward Fanshawe and nephew of Edward Cardwell, First Viscount Cardwell.[1] He entered the Royal Navy in September, 1860, passing the entrance examination at Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, coming twentieth out of forty-nine new scheme entrants.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in June, 1867 and advanced to the rank of Lieutenant in September, 1868.[1]
On 5 January, 1874 Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of Commander after only five years as a Lieutenant, in the haul down vacancy of his father on the North America and West Indies Station.[3] Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1881,[4] at the relatively early age of thirty-four.
He was appointed in command of H.M.S. Jumna on 29 December, 1886. He quit her on 15 August, 1887 and was appointed in command of Malaba the next day. Taking part in annual manoeuvres in Gorgon from 18 July to 30 August 1889, he otherwise remained in Malaba until 1 February 1890. An extended stint in the central battery ship Alexandra of a series of appointments followed, lasting from 8 September, 1892 through 27 May, 1894.[5]
From May, 1894 to February, 1897 he served as assistant to the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves, and in January, 1895 was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.[1]
Flag Rank
Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 February, 1897, vice Domvile,[6] aged forty-nine years and ten months. On 1 June, 1899, he succeeded J. W. Brackenbury as second-in-command of the Channel Squadron.[7]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 25 January, 1902, vice Domvile.[8]
He succeeded Beaumont as Commander-in-Chief on the Australia Station at Sydney on 16 January, 1903, hoisting his flag in the Royal Arthur.[9] On 9 November, 1904, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in the King's birthday honours.[10] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 22 July, 1905, vice Jackson.[11]
Fanshawe succeeded Admiral Sir Robert H. Harris as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 1 October, 1906.[12]
On 30 April, 1910, Fanshawe was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, vice Sir Edward H. Seymour.[13]
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.[14]
Fanshawe was placed on the Retired List on 2 April, 1917.[15]
See Also
Bibliography
- "Sir A. D. Fanshawe" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 January, 1936. Issue 47278, col D, p. 13.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth. MSS 1994/292.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86. Volume 1. f. 36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38. Volume 2. f. 442. Book 3. f. 443.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17. Volume 5. ff. 88, 90.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Aurora 1 Jul, 1890[16] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John W. Brackenbury |
Second-in-Command, Channel Squadron 1 Jun, 1899[17] |
Succeeded by Albert B. Jenkings |
| Preceded by Lewis A. Beaumont |
Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station 16 Jan, 1903[18] |
Succeeded by Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes |
| Preceded by Sir Robert H. Harris |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1 Oct, 1906[19] |
Succeeded by Sir John Durnford |
| Preceded by Sir Day H. Bosanquet |
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station 23 Mar, 1908[20] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sir A. D. Fanshawe" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 January, 1936. Issue 47278, col D, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 12 September, 1860. Issue 23723, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24053. p. 137. 13 January, 1874.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25055. p. 4. 3 January, 1882.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 88.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26827. p. 1168. 26 February, 1897.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1899. Issue 35844, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27405. p. 844. 11 February, 1902.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 January, 1903. Issue 36980, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27732. p. 7255. 9 November, 1904.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27822. p. 5222. 28 July, 1905.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 August, 1906. Issue 38107, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30008. p. 3206. 3 April, 1917.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 200.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1899. Issue 35844, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 January, 1903. Issue 36980, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 443.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 443.
