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Admiral Sir Cecil Lambert

Cecil Foley                      b: xx xxx 1864                      r: 5 Dec 1921                      d: 29 Feb 1928

KCB - 5 Jun 1920, RD2 - xx xxx 1917, RS2 - 2 Nov 1917, R,GC - xx xxx 1918, LoH, C - xx xxx 1918

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

(RN): - Mid’n: xx xxx xxxx, Sub-Lt:  xx xxx xxxx, Lt: 1 Jan 1888, Cdr: 31 Dec 1900,  Capt: 30 Jun 1905, Cdre: 1 Dec 1913?, R-Adm: xx xxx xxxx, V-Adm: 5 Jun 1921, Adm (Ret'd): 1 Mar 1926

(RAF): -

xx xxx xxxx:          Officer Commanding, HMS Lapwing (1899)

xx xxx xxxx:          Officer Commanding, HMS Hibernia (Channel Fleet - 1908)

 1 Dec 1913:          Fourth Sea Lord

 1 Dec 1913:           Appointed Commissioner for the Lord High Admiral of the UK

xx xxx 1919:            Director of Personnel  

 5 Dec 1921:            Placed on Retired List at his own request to facilitate the promotion of younger officers.

He was transferred/seconded to the Air Ministry in 1919 to act as Director of Personnel.  At some point in 1920, he was made an additional member of the Air Council

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