Francis Fitzgerald Haworth-Booth
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Rear-Admiral SIR Francis Fitzgerald Howarth-Booth, K.C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (18 May, 1864 – 21 February, 1935) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
In the examination for Naval Cadetships, Prendergast placed thirty-second out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.[1]
Haworth-Booth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 June, 1887.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1899.[3]
Captain
Haworth-Booth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1905.[4]
Howarth-Booth was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 July, 1913.[5] He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 April, 1917.[6]
Bibliography
- "rear-Admiral Sir F. F. Howarth-Booth" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 22 February, 1935. Issue 46995, col E, p. 16.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles L. Vaughan-Lee |
Head of Mobilisation Division 24 Dec, 1905[7][8] |
Succeeded by Michael Culme-Seymour |
| Preceded by Robert H. Anstruther |
Captain of H.M.S. Brilliant 20 Mar, 1908[9] – ? |
Succeeded by Maurice Woollcombe |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25712. p. 3366. 21 June, 1887.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28733. p. 4641. 1 July, 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30008. p. 3206. 3 April, 1917.
- ↑ Haworth-Booth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 672.
- ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—February 1906. The National Archives. ADM 231/47. p. 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 287.
