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Sir Sydney Moffatt Raw

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CB (1898–1967) was a

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officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.

Naval career

Raw served in

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and fought at the

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in 1916.Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
/ref> He also served in

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and led the naval work on the recovery of the

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HMS ''Thetis'' off

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in 1939 before being given command of the

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HMS ''Medway'' in 1940U-boat.net
/ref> and being appointed Chief of Staff to the Admiral (Submarines) in 1942. He also commanded the

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HMS ''Phoebe'' during operations on the

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coast from 1944. In 1947 he was appointed Commodore at the Royal Naval Barracks Devonport before becoming Flag Officer Submarines in 1950 and Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport in 1952.

References

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