William Fane De Salis
Admiral SIR William Fane de Salis, K.B.E., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (21 July, 1858 – 23 January, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
De Salis was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, at the age of thirty-six years, eleven months, and nine days.[1]
Captain
De Salis was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1901.[2]
De Salis was appointed to the Juno on 26 January, 1904.[3]
On 22 June, 1909, De Salis was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII, vice King-Hall.[4]
Flag Rank
De Salis was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 2 March, 1913.[5]
Great War
On 6 March, 1915, De Salis was granted a temporary Commission as a Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve.[6]
Post-War
De Salis was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 January, 1919.[7]
He was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 30 December, 1922.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 26 January, 1904. Issue 37300, col C, pg. 11.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28266. p. 5063. 2 July, 1909.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28697. p. 1757. 7 March, 1913.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29094. p. 2366. 9 March, 1915.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31112. p. 364. 7 January, 1919.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32782. p. 6. (Supplement) 1 January, 1923.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir William de Salis" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 24 January, 1939. Issue 48211, col D, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
- 1858 births
- 1939 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1871
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Scout (1885)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Mersey (1885)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Juno (1895)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)
- Captains of the Dockyard and King's Harbour Master, Chatham Dockyard
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to King Edward VII
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Russell (1901)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers