Sydney Raw
Sir Sydney Raw | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 1967 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Medway HMS Phoebe |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Vice Admiral Sir Sydney Moffatt Raw KBE CB (1898–1967) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.
Naval career
Raw served in World War I and fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.[1] He also served in World War II and led the naval work on the recovery of the submarine HMS Thetis off Anglesey in 1939[2] before being given command of the submarine tender HMS Medway in 1940[3] and being appointed Chief of Staff to the Admiral (Submarines) in 1942.[1] He also commanded the cruiser HMS Phoebe during operations on the Burma coast from 1944.[1]
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.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ Thetis Tragedy Evening Post, 10 October 1939
- ^ U-boat.net