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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|John A. Fisher]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|John A. Fisher]]''' | ||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Rice]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Rice]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 13:58, 17 July 2012
Admiral SIR Charles George Fane, K.C.B., J.P., Royal Navy (14 November, 1837 – 22 February, 1909) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Fane was promoted to the rank of Commander on 16 October, 1868.[1]
Fane was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 6 January, 1888, vice Hotham.[2] He was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard on 1 June.[3]
Fane was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 August, 1890, vice Rowley.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 9 November, 1896, vice Hopkins.[5]
On the occasion of the King Edward VII's birthday Fane 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.) on 9 November, 1901.[6]
Fane was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 24 January, 1902, vice Tracey.[7] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request the following day.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23433. p. 5510. 20 October, 1868.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25774. p. 243. 6 January, 1888.
- ↑ Clowes. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26077. p. 4328. 8 August, 1890.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26796. p. 6363. 20 November, 1896.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27376. p. 7291. 12 November, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27401. p. 583. 28 January, 1902.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27405. p. 844. 11 February, 1902.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 25 February, 1909. Issue 38892, col E, pg. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/70.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
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| Preceded by John A. Fisher |
Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard 1892 – 1896 |
Succeeded by Ernest Rice |
