Henry John Oram

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Engineer Vice-Admiral SIR Henry John Oram, K.C.B., F.R.S., Royal Navy (19 June, 1858 – 5 May, 1938) was the senior engineering officer of the Royal Navy in the lead-up to the First World War.

Life & Career

Oram was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 24 June, 1910.[1]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28388. p. 4475. 24 June, 1910.

Bibliography

  • "Eng. Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Oram" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 6 May, 1939. Issue 48298, col 17, pg. B.

Service Record


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Sir John Durston
Engineer-in-Chief
1907 – 1917
Succeeded by
George G. Goodwin