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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | Foote was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1884.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25372/pages/3009 no. 25372. p. 3009.] 1 July, 1884.</ref> | + | Foote was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1884.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25372/pages/3009 no. 25372. p. 3009.] 1 July, 1884.</ref> |
− | Foote was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1891.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26188/pages/4069 no. 26188. p. 4069.] 31 July, 1891.</ref> | + | Foote was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1891.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26188/pages/4069 no. 26188. p. 4069.] 31 July, 1891.</ref> |
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
− | Foote was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 March, 1904, vice [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|Dyke Acland]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27659/supplements/1791 (Supplement) no. 27659. p. 1791.] 18 March, 1904.</ref> | + | Foote was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 March, 1904, vice [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|Dyke Acland]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27659/supplements/1791 (Supplement) no. 27659. p. 1791.] 18 March, 1904.</ref> |
− | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 22 March, 1908, vice Dyke Acland.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28122/pages/2261 no. 28122. p. 2261.] 24 March, 1908.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 16 July, 1895|Orders in Council of 16 July, 1895]] and [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903|8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List on 15 March, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28476/pages/2233 no. 28476. p. 2233.] 17 March, 1911.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 18 September.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28533/pages/6949 no. 28533. p. 6949.] 22 September, 1911.</ref> | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 22 March, 1908, vice Dyke Acland.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28122/pages/2261 no. 28122. p. 2261.] 24 March, 1908.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 16 July, 1895|Orders in Council of 16 July, 1895]] and [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903|8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List on 15 March, 1911.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28476/pages/2233 no. 28476. p. 2233.] 17 March, 1911.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 18 September.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28533/pages/6949 no. 28533. p. 6949.] 22 September, 1911.</ref> |
On 1 January, 1914, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/12630/pages/7 no. 12630. p. 7.] 2 January, 1914.</ref> | On 1 January, 1914, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/12630/pages/7 no. 12630. p. 7.] 2 January, 1914.</ref> |
Revision as of 22:04, 24 September 2012
Admiral SIR Randolph Frank Ollive Foote, K.C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (14 May, 1853 – 28 November, 1931) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Foote was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1884.[1]
Foote was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1891.[2]
Flag Rank
Foote was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 March, 1904, vice Dyke Acland.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 March, 1908, vice Dyke Acland.[4] In accordance with the provisions of the Orders in Council of 16 July, 1895 and 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List on 15 March, 1911.[5] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 18 September.[6]
On 1 January, 1914, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25372. p. 3009. 1 July, 1884.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26188. p. 4069. 31 July, 1891.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27659. p. 1791. 18 March, 1904.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28122. p. 2261. 24 March, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28476. p. 2233. 17 March, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28533. p. 6949. 22 September, 1911.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir R. Foote" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 1 December, 1931. Issue 45994, col A, pg. 19.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
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