Frederick Charles Ashley Ogilvy
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Captain Frederick Charles Ashley Ogilvy (9 August, 1866 – 18 December, 1909) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ogilvy was the third son of the tenth Ogilvy Baronet.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.
He assumed command of the destroyer Grafton in February, 1906.[2]
He was then appointed command of the battleship Revenge on 16 August, 1906.[3]
He was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Natal in December 1908,[4] but succumbed to typhoid while in command. Friends assembled 240 pounds sterling to underwrite a medal in his name to be awarded to the top-placing qualifying candidate for Lieutenant.[5]
See Also
- Ogilvy Baronets on Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 July, 1906. Issue 38081, col D, p. 12.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Ancestry.com
Bibliography
- "Captain F. C. A. Ogilvy, R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1909. Issue 39147, col D, p. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
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