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