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{{RearRN}} '''Cosmo Moray Graham''', R.N. (13 February, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} '''Cosmo Moray Graham''', C.B. (13 February, 1887 – 5 November, 1946) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Graham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1909.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
  
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Graham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1917.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
  
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Graham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Stag|f=t}} on 3 February, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 382}}
 
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On 27 September, 1919, Graham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Valhalla|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 879}}
 
On 27 September, 1919, Graham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Valhalla|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 879}}
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Graham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1923.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
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In mid-September 1924, Graham was lent to the [[Royal Air Force]] for a course in "Air Matters."  This was followed by some unpaid time and then he was appointed to {{UK-Furious}} as executive officer, vice [[William Tofield Makeig-Jones|Makeig-Jones]].<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
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Graham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1930.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
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In mid-June, 1933, Graham was loaned to the New Zealand Government for three years.  Upon his return, he was appointed to ''President'', additional, as Deputy D.N.A.D. vice Harris.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
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==World War II==
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On 24 February, 1939, Graham was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf vice Poland.  Presently, he was also placed in command of H.M.S. ''Shoreham''.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
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Graham was promoted to the rank of {{Com2RN}} on 31 October, 1940.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
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Graham was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 January, 1941.  He continued in his role in the Persian Gulf until being appointed to ''Lanka'' as Commodore Commanding Burma Coast on 14 February, 1942.  Later in 1942, after the fall of Burma to the Japanese, Graham returned to the U.K. to be Flag Officer in Charge, Humber in succession to R.V. Holt.<ref>Graham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/331.|D7604743}} f. 345.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 18:43, 2 November 2016

Rear-Admiral Cosmo Moray Graham, C.B. (13 February, 1887 – 5 November, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Graham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1909.[1]

Great War

Graham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1917.[2]

Graham was appointed in command of the destroyer Stag on 3 February, 1914.[3]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Springbok on 11 April, 1917.[4]

On 27 September, 1919, Graham was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Valhalla.[5]

Graham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.[6]

In mid-September 1924, Graham was lent to the Royal Air Force for a course in "Air Matters." This was followed by some unpaid time and then he was appointed to Furious as executive officer, vice Makeig-Jones.[7]

Graham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1930.[8]

In mid-June, 1933, Graham was loaned to the New Zealand Government for three years. Upon his return, he was appointed to President, additional, as Deputy D.N.A.D. vice Harris.[9]

World War II

On 24 February, 1939, Graham was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf vice Poland. Presently, he was also placed in command of H.M.S. Shoreham.[10]

Graham was promoted to the rank of Commodore, Second Class on 31 October, 1940.[11]

Graham was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941. He continued in his role in the Persian Gulf until being appointed to Lanka as Commodore Commanding Burma Coast on 14 February, 1942. Later in 1942, after the fall of Burma to the Japanese, Graham returned to the U.K. to be Flag Officer in Charge, Humber in succession to R.V. Holt.[12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John I. Hallett 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 36
1 Jul, 1913[13] 		Succeeded by
Charles R. Peploe
Preceded by
Arthur G. Tippet 		Captain of H.M.S. Stag
3 Feb, 1914[14] – 16 Nov, 1915[15][16] 		Succeeded by
Robert L. Alexander
Preceded by
Arthur W. Benson 		Captain of H.M.S. Victor
Jun, 1916[17] 		Succeeded by
William V. H. Harris
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Springbok
11 Apr, 1917[18] 		Succeeded by
William G. Halliley
Preceded by
Dashwood F. Moir 		Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla
27 Sep, 1919[19] 		Succeeded by
Charles G. Ramsey
Preceded by
Charlie F. Bush 		Captain of H.M.S. Vansittart
14 Jul, 1921[20] – mid 1923[21][22] 		Succeeded by
Edmund F. FitzGerald

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  2. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 382.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.
  6. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  7. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  8. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  9. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  10. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  11. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  12. ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398d-k.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398y.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 910.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.

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