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Revision as of 15:29, 11 January 2017

Vice-Admiral SIR Francis Arthur Marten, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (7 January, 1879 – 14 March, 1950) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916.

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Inconstant on 21 August, 1917,[1] remaining in command until the end of war.

Marten was appointed an Additional Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 8 June, 1944.[2]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Marten" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 16 March, 1950. Issue 51641, col E, pg. 9.

Service Records

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 819.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 36544. p. 2571. 8 June, 1944.
  3. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398u.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 818.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.