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'''Ronald Mountstevens Fraser''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Ronald Mountstevens Fraser''', D.S.O., R.N., Retired (12 September, 1884 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Fraser was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in October 1906.<ref>Fraser Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/268.|}} f. 144.</ref>
  
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The Admiralty concluded that Fraser had made an unseamanlike manoeuvre which caused his {{UK-TB6}} to collide with the government tug ''Marmion''.{{NMI|1 June 1912, p. 6}}<ref>Fraser Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/268.|}} f. 144.</ref>
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Fraser was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} in October, 1914.<ref>Fraser Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/268.|}} f. 144.</ref>
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Fraser was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1918.<ref>Fraser Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/268.|}} f. 144.</ref>
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==Post-War==
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Retired at his own request upon expiration of his foreign service leave on 20 August, 1922.
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Fraser was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 12 September, 1929.
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==World War II==
  
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Revision as of 13:39, 1 May 2020

Captain Ronald Mountstevens Fraser, D.S.O., R.N., Retired (12 September, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in India, Fraser gained three and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Fraser was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in October 1906.[1]

The Admiralty concluded that Fraser had made an unseamanlike manoeuvre which caused his T.B. 6 to collide with the government tug Marmion.[2][3]

Fraser was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in October, 1914.[4]

Fraser was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.[5]

Post-War

Retired at his own request upon expiration of his foreign service leave on 20 August, 1922.

Fraser was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 12 September, 1929.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles E. H. White
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 55
Captain of H.M. T.B. 055
14 May, 1907[6] – 30 Jan, 1909
Succeeded by
Reginald V. Holt
Preceded by
Hugh C. Johnson
Captain of H.M. T.B. 6
4 Jan, 1912[7] – 28 Oct, 1912
Succeeded by
William J. F. Dunlop
Preceded by
Apsley D. M. Cherry
Captain of H.M.S. Vestal
18 Nov, 1914[8] – 15 Dec, 1914
Succeeded by
Daniel Sullivan

Footnotes

  1. Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/268. f. 144.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 June 1912, p. 6.
  3. Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/268. f. 144.
  4. Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/268. f. 144.
  5. Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/268. f. 144.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
  7. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 400.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 390.