Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe

For the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, see Arthur Fanshawe.

Sir Arthur Fanshawe
Born	2 April 1847 Southsea, Hampshire
Died	21 January 1936
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1860-1910
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	Australia Station Portsmouth Command
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe GCB GCVO (2 April 1847 – 21 January 1936) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

Naval career

Born a son of Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Arthur Fanshawe joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1860.^[1] He was appointed Assistant to the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves in 1894^[1] and Second in Command of the Channel Squadron in 1899.^[2]

He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station in 1902, President of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich in 1906^[3] and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1908.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Visitation of England and Wales"
^ ^a ^b Royal Navy appointments Illustrated London News, 9 November 1909
^ Sir A. D. Fanshawe The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 August 1906

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Lewis Beaumont	Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station 1902–1905	Succeeded by Sir Wilmot Fawkes
Preceded by Sir Day Bosanquet	Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1908–1910	Succeeded by Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe

Persondata
Name	Fanshawe, Arthur Dalrymple, Sir
Alternative names
Short description	Royal Navy officer
Date of birth	2 April 1847
Place of birth	Southsea, Hampshire
Date of death	21 January 1936
Place of death