Thomas Hounsom Butler Fellowes
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Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Hounsom Butler Fellowes, KCB (1827 - 1923[1]) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the Victorian era. He should not be confused with Captain Thomas Fellowes [1], a Royal Navy Captain (and later Admiral) of a slightly earlier vintage.
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[edit] Life
Born in 1827, he joined the Royal Navy and achieved the rank of Rear Admiral. He lived at Woodfield Park, Stevenage and died in 1923 at the impressive age of 96. He married Margaret, and their youngest son, Ivan Gordon Fellowes (b. 1898) joined the Royal Navy and died at sea on 18 March 1915 aged 17 in HMS Irresistible when she struck a mine.
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| 10 December 1852 | Promoted Lieutenant[2] |
| 22 May 1860 | Lieutenant in HMS Marlborough, commanded by William Houston Stewart, flagship of Vice-Admiral William Fanshawe Martin, Mediterranean Fleet[3] |
| 24 June 1862 | Promoted Commander[3] |
| 3 May 1867 | Took command of HMS Dryad, East Indies Station[3]. As Captain of Dryad he commanded a Naval Brigade of 80 men during the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia, seeing action at Arogye Pass and the Battle of Magdala. He was invalided out of the ship shortly afterwards[3]. |
| 14 August 1868 | Promoted Captain[2] for his services in the Abyssinian War |
| ?? | Rear Admiral |
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[edit] References
- ^ Diary of a Journey to Abyssinia 1868: The Diary and Observations of William Simpson, by William Simpson, Richard Pankhurst, Frederic Sharf, published by Tsehai Publishers, 2002, ISBN 097231721X
- ^ a b c d William Loney RN website - Thomas Hounsom Butler Fellowes Biography. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
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