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Bickford, Andrew KennedyPhoto Credit: Nauticapedia |
Title | Vice-Admiral (RN) |
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Official Number |
Birth | 16/07/1844 | Death | 09/10/1927 |
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Place | Madras | Place | (nk) |
Area | Area | (nk) | |
Country | India | Country | (nk) |
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Honours | CMG. Order of Medjidie 3rd Class (Turkey). |
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Qualifications |
Biography |
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He was educated at the South Devon Collegiate School and Stubbington House School. |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RN (With seniority dated 05/1858). He was appointed as Sub-Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 17/09/1863). He served in H.M.S. Barrossa. He was commissioned as Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 25/01/1866). He served in H.M.S. Research 1866. He served in H.M.S. Amethyst as Senior and Gunnery Lieutenant 1877. He served in H.M.S. Thalia (Egyptian War service) 1882. He was appointed as a Commander RN (With seniority dated 31/12/1878). He was appointed as a Captain RN (With seniority dated 31/12/1884). He served in H.M.S. Assistance (In command). He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral (With seniority dated 22/06/1899). He served as Commander-in-Chief HM Ships and Vessels on the Pacific Station (Flag in H.M.S. Warspite and H.M.S. Grafton) 1900. He was appointed as a Vice=Admiral RN 1904. (He was retired 1904). |
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Named Features | Bickfor Tower (RCN Dockyard Esquimalt) |
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References |
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Longstaff, F.V. (1941); MacFarlane, John M. (1994); |
Last update |
2019-05-06 00:00:00 |