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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes''' |
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCB|KCVO}} (22 December 1846 – 29 May 1926) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who went on to be [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]]. |
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==Naval career== |
==Naval career== |
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Fawkes joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1860 and by 1867 had |
Fawkes joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1860 and by 1867 had been promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]].<ref name="obit" /> He served mainly in the [[Mediterranean]] on {{HMS|Prince Consort|1862|6}} and {{HMS|Research|1863|2}}.<ref name="obit" /> In 1872 he matriculated at [[St John's College, Cambridge]], but did not graduate.<ref>{{acad|id= FWKS872WH|name=Fawkes, Wilmot Hawksworth}}</ref> In 1880, he was promoted to [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] and served on {{HMS|Northampton|1876|6}} on the [[North America and West Indies station]].<ref name="obit" /> After a few years, he returned to England to command of the royal yacht {{ship|HMY|Osborne|1870|2}}, a post he held for two years.<ref name="obit" /> |
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Promoted Captain in 1886,<ref>[http://www.admirals.org.uk/admirals/individual.php?RecNo=573 Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904 |
Promoted to [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]] in 1886,<ref>[http://www.admirals.org.uk/admirals/individual.php?RecNo=573 Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904 – 1975]</ref> he was given command of {{HMS|Raleigh|1873|6}} before going on to be Naval Advisor to the Inspector General of Fortifications in 1891.<ref name=lh/> He then took command of {{HMS|Mercury|1878|6}} on the [[China station]], returning to England in 1897 to be Private [[Naval Secretary]] to the [[Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty|First Lord of the Admiralty]] in 1897.<ref name="obit" /><ref name=lh/> On 1 January 1899, he was appointed an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[Queen Victoria]].<ref name="obit" /> He was appointed in command of the new [[battleship]] {{HMS|Canopus|1897|6}} which he commissioned in December 1899 for service in the [[Mediterranean Fleet]], but in late 1900 was back in England as Private Secretary to [[William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne|Lord Selborne]], [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]. Promoted to [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]] on 1 January 1901,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27262 |date=1 January 1901 |page=4}}</ref> he was invested as a Commander of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (CVO) by King [[Edward VII]] on 11 August 1902 for his part in organizing the [[Fleet review (Commonwealth realms)|fleet review]] held at [[Spithead]] on 16 August 1902 for the [[Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra|coronation]] of the King.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court Circular|date=12 August 1902 |page=8 |issue=36844}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette| issue=27467 |page=5461 |date=22 August 1902}}</ref> |
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In October 1902, he was appointed in command of the Cruiser Squadron,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=20 August 1902 |page=5 |issue=36851}}</ref><ref name="nmm" /> and temporary hoisted his flag in {{HMS|Hero|1885|6}}, tender to the gunnery school ''Excellent''.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title= Mr. Chamberlain's visit to South Africa |date=10 November 1902 |page=9 |issue=36921}}</ref> The [[armoured cruiser]] {{HMS|Good Hope|1901|6}} was scheduled to be his flagship for the squadron, but was first ordered to take the [[Secretary of State for the Colonies|Colonial Secretary]] [[Joseph Chamberlain]] on a trip to South Africa. Fawkes hoisted his flag on the ''Good Hope'' on 23 November, and the ship left [[Portsmouth]] with Chamberlain and his wife on board two days later.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Mr. Chamberlain´s visit to South Africa |date=24 November 1902 |page=6 |issue=36933}}</ref> |
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He was appointed [[Australia Station|Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station]] in 1905,<ref name=lh/> became [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]] in 1908 and retired in 1911.<ref name=lh/> |
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==Retirement== |
==Retirement== |
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Fawkes had married Juliana Hannah Mary Spicer in 1875 and when he retired in 1911 they lived at Steel Cross, Crowborough.<ref name="obit" /> His wife died in 1916, |
Fawkes had married Juliana Hannah Mary Spicer in 1875 and when he retired in 1911 they lived at Steel Cross, Crowborough.<ref name="obit" /> His wife died in 1916, and Fawkes died suddenly in 1926 at Spye Park, Chippenham when he was visiting his brother-in-law Captain Spicer.<ref name="obit" /> |
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<ref name="nmm">[http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/explore/object.cfm?ID=MEC2045 Commemorative medal] National Maritime Museum</ref> |
<ref name="nmm">[http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/explore/object.cfm?ID=MEC2045 Commemorative medal] National Maritime Museum</ref> |
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* {{DP-xlink|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot_Fawkes}} |
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{{succession box | title=[[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]] | years=1908–1911 | before=[[Lewis Beaumont|Sir Lewis Beaumont]]| after=[[William May (Royal Navy officer)|Sir William May]]}} |
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|NAME=Fawkes, Wilmot Hawksworth, Sir |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION=[[Royal Navy]] officer |
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|DATE OF BIRTH=22 December 1846 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH=Barnet, [[Hertfordshire]] |
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|DATE OF DEATH=29 May 1926 |
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|PLACE OF DEATH=Chippenham, Wiltshire |
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 1 July 2024
Admiral Sir Wilmot Fawkes | |
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Born | 22 December 1846 Barnet, Hertfordshire |
Died | 29 May 1926 Chippenham, Wiltshire | (aged 79)
Allegiance | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1860–1911 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | HMS Raleigh HMS Mercury[1] HMS Terrible[1] HMS Canopus[1] Australia Station Plymouth Command |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes, GCB, KCVO (22 December 1846 – 29 May 1926) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
Naval career
[edit]Fawkes joined the Royal Navy in 1860 and by 1867 had been promoted to lieutenant.[2] He served mainly in the Mediterranean on HMS Prince Consort and Research.[2] In 1872 he matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge, but did not graduate.[3] In 1880, he was promoted to commander and served on HMS Northampton on the North America and West Indies station.[2] After a few years, he returned to England to command of the royal yacht Osborne, a post he held for two years.[2]
Promoted to captain in 1886,[4] he was given command of HMS Raleigh before going on to be Naval Advisor to the Inspector General of Fortifications in 1891.[5] He then took command of HMS Mercury on the China station, returning to England in 1897 to be Private Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1897.[2][5] On 1 January 1899, he was appointed an aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria.[2] He was appointed in command of the new battleship HMS Canopus which he commissioned in December 1899 for service in the Mediterranean Fleet, but in late 1900 was back in England as Private Secretary to Lord Selborne, First Lord of the Admiralty. Promoted to rear admiral on 1 January 1901,[6] he was invested as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) by King Edward VII on 11 August 1902 for his part in organizing the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of the King.[7][8]
In October 1902, he was appointed in command of the Cruiser Squadron,[9][10] and temporary hoisted his flag in HMS Hero, tender to the gunnery school Excellent.[11] The armoured cruiser HMS Good Hope was scheduled to be his flagship for the squadron, but was first ordered to take the Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain on a trip to South Africa. Fawkes hoisted his flag on the Good Hope on 23 November, and the ship left Portsmouth with Chamberlain and his wife on board two days later.[12]
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station in 1905,[5] became Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1908 and retired in 1911.[5]
Retirement
[edit]Fawkes had married Juliana Hannah Mary Spicer in 1875 and when he retired in 1911 they lived at Steel Cross, Crowborough.[2] His wife died in 1916, and Fawkes died suddenly in 1926 at Spye Park, Chippenham when he was visiting his brother-in-law Captain Spicer.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c The Dreadnought Project
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Admiral Sir Wilmot Fawkes". Obituaries. The Times. No. 44285. London. 31 May 1926. col B, p. 19.
- ^ "Fawkes, Wilmot Hawksworth (FWKS872WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904 – 1975
- ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "No. 27262". The London Gazette. 1 January 1901. p. 4.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36844. London. 12 August 1902. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 27467". The London Gazette. 22 August 1902. p. 5461.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36851. London. 20 August 1902. p. 5.
- ^ Commemorative medal National Maritime Museum
- ^ "Mr. Chamberlain's visit to South Africa". The Times. No. 36921. London. 10 November 1902. p. 9.
- ^ "Mr. Chamberlain´s visit to South Africa". The Times. No. 36933. London. 24 November 1902. p. 6.