William Blake Fisher | |
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| Born | 19 February 1853 |
| Died | 8 May 1926 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | 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.
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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]
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- ↑ "No. 24413". 2 February 1877. p. 502. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24413/page/502
- ↑ "No. 26809". 1 January 1897. p. 3. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26809/page/3
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". 7 April 1902. - ↑ "No. 27971". 27 November 1906. p. 8300. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27971/page/8300
- ↑ "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. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22william%20blake%22&phrasesearch=william%20blake&county=devon%2C%20england&retrievecountrycounts=false&mostspecificlocation=devon%2C%20england&newspapertitle=western%2Btimes. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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