Background
A nephew of William Fane de Salis and third of the four sons of Review Henry Jerome Fane De Salis of Portnall Park (the seventh son of the 4th Count de Salis), he entered the Royal Navy, HMS Britannia, in 1871. Served in the Niger (1886) and the Ogaden Somali expeditions (1901).
Naval Aide-de-Camp to Kings Edward VII and George V, 1909-1910.
Rear-admiral 1911; retired 1913. Served as a captain in the Royal Naval Reserve"s Yacht Patrol, 6 March 1915-1916.
Vice-Admiral, Head of Mission to Portugal, 9 June 1916.
