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| + | | colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#CEDFF2" | '''Naval Offices''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|Arthur C. B. Bromley]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard]]'''<br>1907 – 1910 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Alfred Simons|Ernest A. Simons]]''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[John Durnford|Sir John Durnford]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Royal Naval College, Greenwich|President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich]]'''<br>1911 – 1914 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alexander Edward Bethell|The Hon. Sir Alexander E. Bethell]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 09:29, 8 November 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.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Arthur C. B. Bromley |
Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard 1907 – 1910 |
Succeeded by Ernest A. Simons |
| Preceded by Sir John Durnford |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1911 – 1914 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Sir Alexander E. Bethell |
