William Blake Fisher

William Blake Fisher
Born 19 February 1853
Died 8 May 1926 (1926-05-09) (aged 73)
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Anson
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Admiral William Blake Fisher CB (19 February 1853 – 8 May 1926) was a Royal Navy officer.

Fisher was promoted to lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 30 January 1877.[1] Promoted to captain on 31 December 1896,[2] he was given command of the battleship HMS Anson at Queensferry in 1902[3] and, having been promoted to rear admiral on 23 November 1906,[4] went on to be second-in-command of the Atlantic Fleet in 1908.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 24413". The London Gazette. 2 February 1877. p. 502.
  2. ↑ "No. 26809". The London Gazette. 1 January 1897. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military intelligence". The Times (36735). London. 7 April 1902. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "No. 27971". The London Gazette. 27 November 1906. p. 8300.
  5. ↑ "Rear-Admiral William Blake Fisher been selected for the appointment of Rear-Admiral the Atlantic in succession to Rear Admiral John Jellicoe". Western Times. 26 May 1908. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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