Sir Sydney Raw
Born1898
Died1967
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldHMS Medway
HMS Phoebe
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight 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

  1. ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  2. ^ Thetis Tragedy Evening Post, 10 October 1939
  3. ^ U-boat.net
Military offices Preceded byGuy Grantham Flag Officer Submarines 1950–1952 Succeeded byGeorge Simpson Preceded byEarl Mountbatten Fourth Sea Lord 1952–1954 Succeeded bySir Frederick Parham
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