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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Fawcet Wray''', D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (25 September, 1873 – 4 March, 1932) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Fawcet Wray''', D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (25 September, 1873 – 4 March, 1932) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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Wray was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> | Wray was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> | ||
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| + | After the Court-Martial, the [[Second Sea Lord]], Admiral [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Sir Frederick T. Hamilton]], minuted, "I am of opinion that nothing more should now be done in the matter, except that Captain Wray should also remain unemployed, as it is decidedly dangerous to have an officer of his opinions in a responsible position."<ref>Quoted in Lumby. ''Policy and Operations in the Mediterranean''. p. 401.</ref> | ||
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Wray died on the Streitalpe near Kitzbühel in the Austrian Tyrol while skiing on 4 March, 1932. | Wray died on the Streitalpe near Kitzbühel in the Austrian Tyrol while skiing on 4 March, 1932. | ||
Revision as of 05:17, 18 September 2010
Vice-Admiral Fawcet Wray, D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (25 September, 1873 – 4 March, 1932) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Contents
Early Life & Career
Wray was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904.[1]
First World War
After the Court-Martial, the Second Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Frederick T. Hamilton, minuted, "I am of opinion that nothing more should now be done in the matter, except that Captain Wray should also remain unemployed, as it is decidedly dangerous to have an officer of his opinions in a responsible position."[2]
Retirement
Wray died on the Streitalpe near Kitzbühel in the Austrian Tyrol while skiing on 4 March, 1932.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ Quoted in Lumby. Policy and Operations in the Mediterranean. p. 401.
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 8 March, 1932. Issue 46076, col C, pg. 1.
- "Vice-Admiral F. Wray" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 7 March, 1932. Issue 46075, col B, pg. 17.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Categories:
- 1873 births
- 1932 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1887
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Defence (1907)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Talbot (1895)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Drake (1901)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Berwick (1902)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)
- Royal Navy Vice-Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
