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Revision as of 13:26, 22 August 2017
Vice-Admiral Bernard William Murray Fairbairn, C.B.E., R.N. (18 April, 1880 – 5 April, 1960) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Fairbairn was the eldest son of Reverend W. M. Fairbairn.
Fairbairn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1901.
Fairbairn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1909.
Fairbairn was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1914.
Post-War
Fairbairn was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.
Fairbairn was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 20 April, 1931.
Fairbairn was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day, ending sixteen months' service as President of the Ordnance Committee.
World War II
Fairbairn served at Liverpool as a Commodore of Convoys. On 12 May 1942 he was appointed sa Flag Officer in Command, Milford Haven, vice Phillips.
Fairbairn died at Winslow at age 79.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cecil V. Usborne |
Captain of H.M.S. Dragon 15 Aug, 1922[1] – 14 Oct, 1924 |
Succeeded by Isham W. Gibson |
| Preceded by William F. Sells |
Captain of Devonport Gunnery School 18 Jul, 1925 – 16 Apr, 1927 |
Succeeded by Edward O. Cochrane |
| Preceded by Isham W. Gibson |
Director of Training and Staff Duties 24 Dec, 1928[2] – 15 Apr, 1929 |
Succeeded by Edward O. Cochrane |
| Preceded by Hubert S. Monroe |
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies c. late Apr, 1929 – 1 Dec, 1930[3] |
Succeeded by Henry D. Bridges |
| Preceded by Henry R. Crooke |
Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee 2 Jan, 1932 – 1 Aug, 1934 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Herbert Willes Webley Hope |
President of the Ordnance Committee 1 Aug, 1934 – 2 Jan, 1936 |
Succeeded by Arthur F. Pridham |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 234.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
