George Augustus Giffard
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Admiral George Augustus Giffard, C.M.G., Royal Navy (20 February, 1849 – 23 September, 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Giffard was appointed Commodore, Second Class in the Newfoundland Fisheries Division on 23 February, 1899.[1]
Giffard was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard on 5 February, 1907.[2]
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Admiral G. A. Giffard" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 24 September, 1925. Issue 44075, col E, pg. 15.
Life & Career
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 197/17.
Categories:
- 1849 births
- 1925 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of June, 1862
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Wanderer (1883)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Boadicea (1875)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Fox (1893)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Trafalgar (1887)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Comus (1878)
- Senior Officers, Newfoundland Fisheries
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Hannibal (1896)
- Admirals Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
