Vice-Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes (1846-1926), Royal Navy. Relief Medallion in White Metal. Obverse: Bust in full uniform. Reverse: Starboard-bow view of HMS Good Hope Flagship Cruiser Squadron 1902 - 4. By Theodore Spicer - Simson. Struck circa 1905. The Latin motto on the reverse translates to GOOD HOPE GIVES STRENGTH.
HMS Good Hope was a Drake class armoured cruiser launched in 1901. The Ship was Sunk with All Hands (926 Officers & Ratings) in 1914 During the Battle of Coronel, off the coast of Chile, where she was trying to stop the German East Asia Squadron moving into the South Atlantic.
Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes GCB, KCVO (1846 - 1926) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. Fawkes joined the Royal Navy in 1860 and by 1867 had become a Lieutenant. He served mainly in the Mediterranean on HMS Prince Consort and Research. In 1880 he was promoted to Commander and served on HMS Northampton on the North America and West Indies station. After a few years he returned to England to command of the Royal Yacht Osborne, a post he held for two years.He was promoted Captain in 1886, he was given command of HMS Raleigh before going on to be Naval Advisor to the Inspector General of Fortifications in 1891. He then took command of HMS Mercury on the China station returning to England in 1897 to be Private Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1897. On 1 January 1899 he was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria. He was appointed in command of the new battleship HMS Canopus which he commissioned in December 1899 for service in the Mediterranean Fleet, but in late 1900 was back in England as Private Secretary to Lord Selborne, First Lord of the Admiralty. Promoted to Rear-Admiral on 1 January 1901, he went on to command the Cruiser Squadron in 1902, before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station in 1905. He became Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1908 and retired in 1911.
In Excellent condition with patina.
Approximate weight is 116 grams.
Approximate diameter is 55 mm.
