Sydney Raw

Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney Moffatt Raw KBE CB (1898–1967) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.

Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney Raw KBE CB
Born	1898
Died	1967
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	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

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]