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Rear-Admiral James Uchtred Farie, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (25 November, 1873 – 17 September, 1957) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Farie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1895.[1]
Farie was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[2]
Farie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[3]
Farie succeeded Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt in command of Adventure and as Captain (D) in the Second Destroyer Flotilla on 1 December, 1913.[4]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cochrane in April, 1918.[5]
Farie was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 May, 1922.[6] He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 October, 1923.[7]
Farie died at his Lymington home on 17 September, 1957, aged eighty-three.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4558. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28733. p. 4640. 1 July, 1913.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 December, 1913. Issue 40383, col F, pg. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 392k.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32712. p. 4062. 26 May, 1922.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32871. p. 6966. 16 October, 1923.
- ↑ "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 19 September, 1957. Issue 53950, col D, pg. 14.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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