George Fawkes
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George Fawkes | |
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| Born | September 4, 1903 |
| Died | July 26, 1967 (aged 63) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1920–1956 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS H50 HMS Otus 8th Submarine Flotilla |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Rear Admiral George Barney Hamley Fawkes CB, CVO, CBE (4 September 1903 – 26 July 1967) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Submarines.
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Fawkes joined the Royal Navy in 1920.[1] He became commanding officer of the submarine HMS H50 in April 1932 and of the submarine HMS Otus in April 1935.[1] He served in the Second World War becoming commander of the 8th Submarine Flotilla, based at Gibraltar, in December 1940 and Chief of Staff to the Rear-Admiral, Submarines in December 1943.[1]
Fawkes went on to be Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station in November 1946, Director of the Operations Division at the Admiralty in January 1949 and Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet in December 1951.[1] His last appointment was as Flag Officer Submarines in February 1954 before retiring in January 1956.[2]
Family[edit]
In 1924 Fawkes married Winifred Joyce Deakin; they had one son.[1] Following a divorce from his first wife, he married Suzette Flagler in 1949.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "George Barney Hamley Fawkes". Unit Histories. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2015.