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Vice-Admiral Raymond Fitzmaurice, K.B.E., D.S.O., (7 August, 1878 – 25 October, 1943) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Fitzmaurice was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1901.[1]
As a Lieutenant in April 1913, he was awarded an aviation certificate, having flown a Short biplane out of the Central Flying School in Upavon.[2]
Fitzmaurice was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[3]
Fitzmaurice was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.[4] He would command several of the dreadnoughts in the 1920s.
In May 1925, he assumed command of the battleship Resolution.
In March 1926, he assumed command of the battleship Iron Duke.
He was placed on the Retired List on 2 September, 1929. In 1939, he was called back to service, being appointed to Eaglet II in September with the rank of Commodore, Second Class, R.N.R.. He succumbed to angina on 25 October, 1943.[5]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Wilfrid Nunn |
Captain of H.M.S. Espiegle 7 Dec, 1916[6] – 18 Jul, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by William R. W. Kettlewell |
Preceded by William R. W. Kettlewell |
Captain of H.M.S. Espiegle 30 Jun, 1918[8] |
Succeeded by George H. Lang |
Preceded by John D. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Antrim 12 Apr, 1921[9] – c. Feb, 1922[10] |
Succeeded by Raymond Fitzmaurice |
Preceded by Arthur B. Hughes |
Captain of H.M.S. Yarmouth Feb, 1922[11] – 24 Jan, 1923[12] |
Succeeded by James S. C. Salmond |
Preceded by Raymond Fitzmaurice |
Captain of H.M.S. Antrim 21 Mar, 1922[13] – late 1922[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by John E. T. Harper |
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution 5 May, 1925[15] |
Succeeded by Francis A. Marten |
Preceded by Joseph C. W. Henley |
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke Mar, 1926[16] – 30 Jul, 1926[17] |
Succeeded by Charles Little |
Footnotes
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Flight 5
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.