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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Frederic William Fisher''', K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (5 October, 1851 – 23 December, 1943) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Frederic William Fisher''', K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (5 October, 1851 – 23 December, 1943) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
| − | Fisher succeeded Admiral [[John Durnford|Sir John Durnford]] as President of the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]] on 23 March, 1911. | + | ==Life & Career== |
| + | Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 26 October, 1909.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28306/pages/8246 no. 28306. p. 8246.] 9 November, 1909.</ref> | ||
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| + | Fisher succeeded Admiral [[John Durnford|Sir John Durnford]] as President of the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]] on 23 March, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 13 March, 1911. Issue '''39531''', col E, pg. 4.</ref> | ||
Fisher died at Kilverstone Hall, Thetford on 23 December, 1943 aged ninety-two. His funeral took place on Sunday, 26 December.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 28 December, 1943. Issue '''49738''', col B, pg. 1.</ref> | Fisher died at Kilverstone Hall, Thetford on 23 December, 1943 aged ninety-two. His funeral took place on Sunday, 26 December.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 28 December, 1943. Issue '''49738''', col B, pg. 1.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 10 July 2010
Admiral SIR Frederic William Fisher, K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (5 October, 1851 – 23 December, 1943) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 26 October, 1909.[1]
Fisher succeeded Admiral Sir John Durnford as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 23 March, 1911.[2]
Fisher died at Kilverstone Hall, Thetford on 23 December, 1943 aged ninety-two. His funeral took place on Sunday, 26 December.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28306. p. 8246. 9 November, 1909.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 March, 1911. Issue 39531, col E, pg. 4.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 28 December, 1943. Issue 49738, col B, pg. 1.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Frederic Fisher" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 28 December, 1943. Issue 49738, col E, pg. 7.
- Fisher, Admiral Sir Frederic William, Royal Navy (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 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
