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==Early Life & Career==
 
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Boardman was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 9 November, 1864.<ref>Boardman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|D7578487}} f. 22?</ref>
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Boardman was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 24 September, 1873.<ref>Boardman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|D7578487}} f. 22?</ref>
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Boardman was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 31 December, 1882.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25184/pages/31 no. 25184.  p. 31.]  2 January, 1883.</ref>
 
Boardman was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 31 December, 1882.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25184/pages/31 no. 25184.  p. 31.]  2 January, 1883.</ref>
  
He was appointed a Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 25 August, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25505/pages/4050 no. 25505.  p. 4050.]  25 August, 1885.</ref>
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On 16 September, 1884, his service record appears to state that he was "in command of whole of Navy of Nile during Khartoum Expedition (excepting Naval Brigade [dates illegible])".  He arrived home at the end of August, 1885<ref>Boardman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|D7578487}} f. 125.</ref> and was appointed a Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 25 August, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25505/pages/4050 no. 25505.  p. 4050.]  25 August, 1885.</ref>
  
 
Boardman was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 March, 1898, vice [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Rawson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26950/pages/1866 no. 26950.  p. 1866.]  22 March, 1898.</ref>
 
Boardman was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 March, 1898, vice [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Rawson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26950/pages/1866 no. 26950.  p. 1866.]  22 March, 1898.</ref>
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Revision as of 02:30, 15 April 2016

Admiral Frederick Ross Boardman, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (28 June, 1843 – 24 September, 1927) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Boardman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 9 November, 1864.[1]

Boardman was promoted to the rank of Commander on 24 September, 1873.[2]

Boardman was promoted to the rank of Captain with seniority of 31 December, 1882.[3]

On 16 September, 1884, his service record appears to state that he was "in command of whole of Navy of Nile during Khartoum Expedition (excepting Naval Brigade [dates illegible])". He arrived home at the end of August, 1885[4] and was appointed a Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 25 August, 1885.[5]

Boardman was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 March, 1898, vice Rawson.[6]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, Boardman was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 August, 1899.[7]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 30 May, 1903,[8] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 February, 1907.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Boardman" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 26 September, 1927. Issue 44696, col A, p. 14.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
The Hon. Richard Hare
Captain of H.M.S. Belleisle
6 Apr, 1891[10]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Melampus
6 Apr, 1891[11]
Succeeded by
George V
Preceded by
Robert F. Hammick
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
24 May, 1895[12]
Succeeded by
A. Berkeley Milne

 

Footnotes

  1. Boardman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 22?
  2. Boardman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 22?
  3. The London Gazette: no. 25184. p. 31. 2 January, 1883.
  4. Boardman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 125.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 25505. p. 4050. 25 August, 1885.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 26950. p. 1866. 22 March, 1898.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 27114. p. 5520. 5 September, 1899.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 27561. p. 3576. 5 June, 1903.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 27993. p. 899. 8 February, 1907.
  10. The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 202.
  11. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 234.
  12. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268k.

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