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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''William Henry FitzClarence''' (17 February, 1868 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''William Henry FitzClarence''' (17 February, 1868 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Entered the service at the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 October 1895.
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Entered the service at the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 October 1895.<ref>FitzClarence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/137/32.|}} f. 32.</ref>
  
FitzClarence was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 28 October, 1910.
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FitzClarence was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 28 October, 1910.<ref>FitzClarence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/137/32.|}} f. 32.</ref>
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He came back to serve in the [[Great War]].  He reverted to the Retired List on 17 May 1919 and was promoted to the rank of Captain in recognition of his war services, dated 11 November 1918.<ref>FitzClarence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/137/32.|}} f. 32.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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Revision as of 14:26, 16 July 2021

Captain (retired) William Henry FitzClarence (17 February, 1868 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Entered the service at the rank of Lieutenant on 31 October 1895.[1]

FitzClarence was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 28 October, 1910.[2]

He came back to serve in the Great War. He reverted to the Retired List on 17 May 1919 and was promoted to the rank of Captain in recognition of his war services, dated 11 November 1918.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry B. T. Somerville
Captain of H.M.S. Amphitrite
11 Jul, 1915[4]
Succeeded by
Cecil A. Severn

Footnotes

  1. FitzClarence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/32. f. 32.
  2. FitzClarence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/32. f. 32.
  3. FitzClarence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/32. f. 32.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392b.