Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe, (2 April 1847 – 21 January 1936) was a

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officer. As a captain he became commanding officer, successively, of the troopships and , which were tasked with ferrying troops between the United Kingdom and India. These were difficult commands with regular disputes between the military officers in charge of the troops and the naval officers in command of the ships. Fanshawe went on to be second in command of the

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, in which capacity he acted as umpire during the Naval Manoeuvres that took place in August 1900 and then became Commander-in-Chief

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, in which role he was involved in concluding the naval agreement between the United Kingdom and the

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under which the Commonwealth Naval Forces evolved to become the

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. After that he became President of the

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and then

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Early career

Born the son of Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe and Jane Fanshawe (née Cardwell), Fanshawe was educated at Blackheath and joined the

as a cadet in the training ship HMS ''Britannia'' at

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in September 1860. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 6 June 1867 and appointed to the frigate HMS ''Constance'' on the

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.Heathcote, p. 73 Promoted to

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on 21 September 1868, he transferred to the armoured cruiser HMS ''Ocean'' on the

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in July 1869 and then became flag lieutenant to his father in the armoured ship HMS ''Royal Alfred'' on the North America and West Indies Station in September 1870. Promoted to commander on 5 January 1874, he became executive officer in the frigate HMS ''Undaunted'', flagship of the

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, in March 1875. He then became commanding officer of the training ship HMS ''Ganges'' at Falmouth in July 1879. Promoted to captain on 31 December 1881, he became commanding officer of the troopship HMS ''Jumna'', which was tasked with ferrying troops between the United Kingdom and India, in December 1886 and he became commanding officer of the troopship HMS ''Malabar'', which had a similar role, in August 1887. These were difficult commands with regular disputes between the military officers in charge of the troops and the naval officers in command of the ships. He went on to be commanding officer of the cruiser HMS ''Aurora'' in the

in early 1890 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS ''Alexandra'', flagship of the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves, in September 1892. He was appointed aide-de-camp to

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on 1 January 1895.

Senior command

Promoted to rear admiral on 23 February 1897, Fanshawe became second in command of the

, with his flag in the battleship HMS ''Magnificent'', in June 1899.Heathcote, p. 74 He acted as umpire during the Naval Manoeuvres that took place in August 1900. Fanshawe was promoted to vice admiral on 25 January 1902. In early October that year it was announced that he would be appointed Commander-in-Chief,

, thus upgrading the commander of this station from rear-admiral to vice-admiral. He was received in audience by King

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in early December, then left for Australia to take up the position early the following year, with his flag in the cruiser HMS ''Royal Arthur''. In this capacity he was involved in concluding the naval agreement between the United Kingdom and the

under which the Commonwealth Naval Forces evolved to become the

. For this he was appointed a

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on 9 November 1904 in the

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. Promoted to full admiral on 22 July 1905, Fanshawe became President of the

in October 1906 and went on to be

in March 1908. He was awarded the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1908 and appointed a

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on 31 July 1909. Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on 30 April 1910, he was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 19 June 1911. Fanshawe was not employed during the

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and retired completely in April 1917. He lived at Donnington Hall near Ledbury in

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and died in London on 21 January 1936 aged 88.

Family

In January 1874 Fanshawe married Sarah Frances Fox; they had two daughters and two sons: * Winifred Edith Fanshawe, who married in 1902 Rev. Edmund Hugh Rycroft, third son of Sir Nelson Rycroft, Bart. * Renee L. Fanshawe * Richard D. Fanshawe * Captain

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(1882–1962), a Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament

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