Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Fellowes, Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas

by Joseph Foster

Fellowes, Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas, created D.C.L. 23 June, 1830, joined the navy 1797, C.B. 1815, distinguished himself at the siege of Cadiz, for which service he accepted the Order of King Charles III., of Spain by licence 22 Feb., 1822, and for services at the battle of Navarino was decorated with the several orders of the Legion of Honour of France, St. Anne of Russia, and of the Redeemer of Greece; knighted 13 Feb., 1828, naval aide-de-camp 1841, superintendent of the Royal Naval Hospital and victualling yard, Plymouth, rear-admiral 1849 (youngest son of William Fellowes, M.D., of Bath, physician extraordinary to George IV.), born in Minorca 1778, died 12 April, 1853, brother of Sir James Fellowes, M.D.