Frederic William Fisher
Admiral SIR Frederic William Fisher, K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (5 October, 1851 – 23 December, 1943) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was the younger brother of the famous Lord Fisher. Prior to 1910, contemporary editions of the Navy List list his first name as "Frederick".[1][2][3][4]
Life & Career
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 1 February, 1875.[5]
Fisher was appointed to the armoured cruiser Northumberland on 30 October, 1879.[6]
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Commander on 21 June, 1887.[7]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1893.[8]
Fisher assumed command of the destroyer Grafton in October 1898.[9]
He was appointed in command of the second class battleship Collingwood on 28 October, 1899.[10] On 27 February, 1900, he was appointed in command of the battleship Illustrious.[11]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Revenge on 18 April, 1901.[12]
He served as captain of Canopus from some time in 1904 until the following January.[13]
Flag Rank
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 June, 1905, vice Meggs Davis.[14]
On the occasion of the King's visit to Malta Fisher was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 15 April, 1907.[15]
On the occasion of another visit of the King to Malta Fisher was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) on 24 April, 1909.[16] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 26 October.[17]
Sir Francis Bridgeman wrote to Reginald McKenna in late 1910, "There is one man whom I should like to mention in connection with a Command & that is Lord Fisher's brother the Admiral, whom I have a great regard for & who has suffered considerably from having an elder brother who so completely eclipsed him!"[18]
Fisher succeeded Admiral Sir John Durnford as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 23 March, 1911.[19]
On 15 May, 1913, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Adair.[20]
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 October, 1914.[21]
Fisher died at Kilverstone Hall, Thetford on 23 December, 1943 aged ninety-two. His funeral took place on Sunday, 26 December.[22]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1884). p. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1884). p. 85.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 89.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 89.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24176. p. 399. 2 February, 1875.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1880). p. 227.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25712. p. 3365. 21 June, 1887.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26422. p. 3980. 14 July, 1893.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 30 October, 1899. Issue 35973, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 8 February, 1900. Issue 36060, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 547.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27804. p. 4188. 13 June, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28015. p. 2731. 23 April, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28246. p. 3277. 30 April, 1909.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28306. p. 8246. 9 November, 1909.
- ↑ Bridgeman to McKenna, 10 November 1910, MCKN 3/5, f. 14, McKenna MSS, Churchill Archive Centre, Churchill College.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 March, 1911. Issue 39531, col E, p. 4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28719. p. 3514. 16 May, 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28969. p. 9131. 10 November, 1914.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 28 December, 1943. Issue 49738, col B, p. 1.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Frederic Fisher" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 28 December, 1943. Issue 49738, col E, p. 7.
- Fisher, Admiral Sir Frederic William (1938). Naval Reminiscences of Admiral Sir Frederic William Fisher, K.C.V.O.. London: Frederick Muller Ltd.
- Lowis, Commander Geoffrey Lyttelton, Royal Navy (1959). Fabulous Admirals and Some Naval Fragments. London: Putnam.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur C. B. Bromley |
Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard 1907 – 1910 |
Succeeded by Ernest A. Simons
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| Preceded by Sir John Durnford |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1911 – 1914 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Sir Alexander E. Bethell
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