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[[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]].
[[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]].


==Naval career==
==Naval career==
Fawkes joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1860 and by 1867 had become a Lieutenant.<ref name="obit" /> He served mainly in the Mediterranean on [[HMS Prince Consort (1862)|HMS ''Prince Consort'']] and [[HMS Research (1863)|''Research'']].<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 and served on [[HMS Northampton (1876)|HMS ''Northampton'']] 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 [[HMY Osborne (1870)|''Osborne'']], a post he held for two years.<ref name="obit" />
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" />


Promoted 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)|HMS ''Raleigh'']] 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)|HMS ''Mercury'']] 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/> In 1899 he was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.<ref name="obit" /> He was promoted to Rear Admiral on 1 January 1901,<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=27262 |date=1 January 1901 |startpage=4}}</ref> and went on to command the Cruiser Squadron in 1902<ref name="nmm" /> before being appointed [[Australia Station|Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station]] in 1905.<ref name=lh/> He became [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]] in 1908 and retired in 1911.<ref name=lh/>
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>

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>

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/>


==Retirement==
==Retirement==
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" />
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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Admiral

Sir Wilmot Fawkes

GCB, KCVO
as a Vice Admiral
Born22 December 1846
Barnet, Hertfordshire
Died29 May 1926 (1926-05-30) (aged 79)
Chippenham, Wiltshire
AllegianceVereinigtes Königreich Vereinigtes Königreich
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1860–1911
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Raleigh
HMS Mercury[1]
HMS Terrible[1]
HMS Canopus[1]
Australia Station
Plymouth Command
AwardsKnight 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.

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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

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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.[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

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  1. ^ a b c The Dreadnought Project
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Fawkes, Wilmot Hawksworth (FWKS872WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904 – 1975
  5. ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  6. ^ "No. 27262". The London Gazette. 1 January 1901. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36844. London. 12 August 1902. p. 8.
  8. ^ "No. 27467". The London Gazette. 22 August 1902. p. 5461.
  9. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36851. London. 20 August 1902. p. 5.
  10. ^ Commemorative medal National Maritime Museum
  11. ^ "Mr. Chamberlain's visit to South Africa". The Times. No. 36921. London. 10 November 1902. p. 9.
  12. ^ "Mr. Chamberlain´s visit to South Africa". The Times. No. 36933. London. 24 November 1902. p. 6.
Military offices
Preceded by Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
1897–1899 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
1900–1902 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station
1905–1907 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1908–1911 		Succeeded by
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