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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Francis Eaton Travers''', C.M.G., Royal Navy (23 September or 24 September, 1863 – 16 December, 1953) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] (retired) '''Francis Eaton Travers''', C.M.G., Royal Navy (23 September or 24 September, 1863 – 16 December, 1953) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of a Colonel R. Travers, Francis passed out of {{UK1-Britannia}} in December 1878 and was appointed to the {{UK-1Invincible|f=t}} in the Mediterranean for a little over three years.<ref>Travers Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/42/168.|D7602108}} f. 195.</ref>
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Travers was awarded the [[Egyptian Medal]] 1882.
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Travers was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 1886.
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Travers was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} with seniority of 1899.
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In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]] Travers was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 October, 1909, with permission to assume the rank of {{CaptRN}}.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28294/pages/7353 no. 28294.  p. 7353.]  5 October, 1909.</ref>
 
In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]] Travers was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 October, 1909, with permission to assume the rank of {{CaptRN}}.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28294/pages/7353 no. 28294.  p. 7353.]  5 October, 1909.</ref>
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He served as a Transport Officer in [[Plymouth]], [[Salonika]] and [[Marseilles]] during the [[Great War]].
  
 
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*"Captain Eaton Travers" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 18 December, 1953.  Issue '''52808''', col F, pg. 10.
 
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Revision as of 09:02, 23 August 2018

Captain (retired) Francis Eaton Travers, C.M.G., Royal Navy (23 September or 24 September, 1863 – 16 December, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a Colonel R. Travers, Francis passed out of Template:UK1-Britannia in December 1878 and was appointed to the central battery ironclad Invincible in the Mediterranean for a little over three years.[1]

Travers was awarded the Egyptian Medal 1882.

Travers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 1886.

Travers was promoted to the rank of Commander with seniority of 1899.

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903 Travers was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 October, 1909, with permission to assume the rank of Captain.[2]

He served as a Transport Officer in Plymouth, Salonika and Marseilles during the Great War.

Bibliography

  • "Captain Eaton Travers" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 18 December, 1953. Issue 52808, col F, pg. 10.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry H. Campbell 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 78
22 Jul, 1890[3] 		Succeeded by
George A. Rooke
Preceded by
Robert H. J. Stewart 		Captain of H.M.S. Redbreast
20 Jan, 1898[4] 		Succeeded by
Marcus R. Hill
Preceded by
Selby H. B. Ash 		Captain of H.M.S. Barracouta
17 Apr, 1903[5] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William F. Tunnard 		Captain of H.M.S. Barossa
21 Dec, 1903[6] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Claud A. W. Hamilton 		Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Boscawen
Oct, 1905[Inference] – 28 Feb, 1906 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Cloete
Preceded by
? 		Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Plymouth
before Oct, 1915[7] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Travers Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42/168. f. 195.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28294. p. 7353. 5 October, 1909.
  3. ↑ "Naval Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 19 July, 1890. Issue 33068, col C, p. 12.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 287.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 232.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 283.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 431j.

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