About George Fawkes
Lived 1903 – 1967 (aged 63). George Fawkes was a naval officer.
Rear-Admiral George Barney Hamley Fawkes, CB, CVO, CBE (4 September 1903 – 26 July 1967) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Submarines.
Naval career Fawkes joined the Royal Navy in 1920. He became commanding officer of the submarine HMS H50 in April 1932 and of the submarine HMS Otus in April 1935.
Family In 1924 Fawkes married Winifred Joyce Deakin; they had one son. Following a divorce from his first wife, he married Suzette Flagler in 1949.
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Who was George Fawkes?
Royal Navy rear-admiral
When was George Fawkes born?
George Fawkes was born on 4 September 1903.
When did George Fawkes die?
George Fawkes died on 26 July 1967.
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George Fawkes was a naval officer.
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