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George Fawkes

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George Fawkes

Born(1903-09-04)September 4, 1903
DiedJuly 26, 1967(1967-07-26) (aged 63)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Years of service1920–1956
RankRear-Admiral
CommandsHMS H50
HMS Otus
8th Submarine Flotilla
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsCompanion 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "George Barney Hamley Fawkes". Unit Histories. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Submarines
1954–1955
Succeeded by