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{{ViceRN}} '''Francis Murray Austin''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} '''Francis Murray Austin''', K.B.E., C.B. (10 September, 1881 – 19 June, 1953) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Austin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 4}}
 
Austin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 4}}
  
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Austin was gunnery officer of {{UK-Temeraire}} until 1913.{{CN}}
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Austin was gunnery officer of {{UK-Temeraire}} until 1913.
  
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He served as captain of {{UK-Leviathan}} from February to April 1918,{{MackieRNW}} when he assumed command of the {{UK-Astraea|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1913.<ref>Austin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 78.</ref>
  
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Austin served as captain of {{UK-IronDuke}} from August 1927 until 1928, {{MackieRNW}} then of the {{UK-Benbow}} from May 1928 to 1929.{{MackieRNW}}
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He served as captain of {{UK-Leviathan}} from February to April 1918, when he assumed command of the {{UK-Astraea|f=t}}.
  
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==Post-War==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Austin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 78.</ref>
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Austin served as captain of {{UK-IronDuke}} from August 1927 until 1928, then of the {{UK-Benbow}} from May 1928 to 1929.
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==Service Records==
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Austin was promoted to {{RearRN}} on 8 April, 1931.<ref>Austin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 78.</ref>
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Austin was promoted to {{ViceRN}} on 1 January, 1936 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Austin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 78.</ref>
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On 4 September 1939, he was appointed to ''Victory'' was Commodore of Convoys, Second Class R.N.R., to work with the London Convoy Pool.  He later moved to the Liverpool Convoy Pool.  In late 1942, he was made Inspector of Merchant Ship Gunnery and as Adviser on Small Ships' Gunnery.  A series of similar appointments followed before he was reverted to the Retired List on 29 February, 1946.<ref>Austin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 78.</ref>
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Revision as of 16:30, 1 April 2020

Vice-Admiral Francis Murray Austin, K.B.E., C.B. (10 September, 1881 – 19 June, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Berbice, British Guiana.

Austin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1902.[1]

Austin was gunnery officer of Temeraire until 1913.

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1913.[2]

He served as captain of Leviathan from February to April 1918, when he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Astræa.

Post-War

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.[3]

Austin served as captain of Iron Duke from August 1927 until 1928, then of the Benbow from May 1928 to 1929.

Austin was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 8 April, 1931.[4]

Austin was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1936 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.[5]

World War II

On 4 September 1939, he was appointed to Victory was Commodore of Convoys, Second Class R.N.R., to work with the London Convoy Pool. He later moved to the Liverpool Convoy Pool. In late 1942, he was made Inspector of Merchant Ship Gunnery and as Adviser on Small Ships' Gunnery. A series of similar appointments followed before he was reverted to the Retired List on 29 February, 1946.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alexander Lowndes 		Captain of H.M.S. Leviathan
23 Jan, 1918[7] – May, 1918[8] 		Succeeded by
Bertram S. Evans
Preceded by
Valentine E. B. Phillimore 		Captain of H.M.S. Astræa
May, 1918[9] – 1 Jul, 1919[10] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
George K. Chetwode 		Captain of H.M.S. Danae
28 Aug, 1923[11] – Mar, 1925[12] 		Succeeded by
Bertram H. Ramsay
Preceded by
Charles Little 		Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
8 Aug, 1927[13] – 12 May, 1928[14] 		Succeeded by
Frederick C. Fisher
Preceded by
Frederick C. Fisher 		Captain of H.M.S. Benbow
12 May, 1928[15] – 8 May, 1929[16] 		Succeeded by
William F. Sells
Preceded by
Wilbraham T. R. Ford 		In Command, Shotley Training Establishment
8 May, 1929[17] – 11 May, 1931[18] 		Succeeded by
Everard J. Hardman-Jones
Preceded by
Wilbraham T. R. Ford
as Captain in Charge, Harwich 		Flag Officer in Command, Harwich
8 May, 1929[19] – 11 May, 1931[20][21] 		Succeeded by
Everard J. Hardman-Jones
as Captain in Charge, Harwich
Preceded by
Thomas N. James 		Rear-Admiral in Charge & Admiral Superintendent, Gibraltar
2 May, 1933[22] – 14 Apr, 1935[23] 		Succeeded by
James M. Pipon

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 4.
  2. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  3. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  4. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  5. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  6. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  7. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  8. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  9. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  10. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  11. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  12. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  13. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  14. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  15. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  16. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  17. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  18. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  19. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  20. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  21. ↑ "Naval, Military and Air Force." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 11, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45819.
  22. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  23. ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.

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