Francis Arthur Marten

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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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Bertram S. Thesiger
Captain of H.M.S. Inconstant
21 Aug, 1917[3] – ?
Succeeded by
George B. Lewis
Preceded by
Henry F. G. Talbot
Captain of Royal Naval College, Osborne
5 May, 1920[4] – ?
Succeeded by
Charles W. R. Royds
Preceded by
Raymond Fitzmaurice
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution
Oct, 1925[5] – ?
Succeeded by
Cecil V. Usborne

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. (February, 1919). p. 819.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 818.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.