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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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

  1. The London Gazette: no. 25372. p. 3009. 1 July, 1884.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26188. p. 4069. 31 July, 1891.
  3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27659. p. 1791. 18 March, 1904.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 28122. p. 2261. 24 March, 1908.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 28476. p. 2233. 17 March, 1911.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 28533. p. 6949. 22 September, 1911.
  7. 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


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