Frederic Godfrey Bird
Captain (retired) Frederic Godfrey Bird, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N. (3 November, 1868 – 29 December, 1919) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Captain Frederic Vincent Godfrey Bird, R.M.L.I. of Milton Barracks, Gravesend. He was born in Rochester. Bird passed out of Britannia in December 1883 with eight months' time and was sent to spend two and a half years in Opal on the Cape of Good Hope Station.
Bird was awarded the Goodenough Medal for 1889 for being the Sub-Lieutenant who achieved the highest gunnery examination for the year while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship.
Bird was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 May, 1898.
Bird was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1903.
Bird was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1911.
When the war started, he was assigned to transport duties at Newhaven before being made Assistant King's Harbour Master at Dover on 7 March, 1915. On 21 July 1915 he was appointed for duty with net drifters out of Dover. He spent four years at it until July, 1919 when he reverted to the Retired List and was granted permission to proceed abroad. He applied for rank of Rear-Admiral in August, but was refused, as he was ineligible.
Bird died at year end at Hethel Hall, Norwich. His funeral was on 3 January and he was buried in Chatham. No cause of death is reported in The Times.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harold Christian |
Captain of H.M.S. Perseus 15 Mar, 1908[1] – 26 Feb, 1910 |
Succeeded by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall |
| Preceded by Ernest H. Grafton |
Captain of H.M.S. Vengeance 30 Aug, 1910[2] – 30 Jun, 1911 |
Succeeded by Alan C. Bruce |
| Preceded by George H. Bevan |
Assistant King's Harbour Master, Dover 7 Mar, 1915 – 21 Jul, 1915 |
Succeeded by Cecil R. H. Harvey |
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