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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| − | Bickford was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1884.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25429/pages/26 no. 25429. p. 26.] 2 January, 1885.</ref> | + | Bickford was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1884.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25429/pages/26 no. 25429. p. 26.] 2 January, 1885.</ref> |
He was appointed command of the cruiser [[H.M.S. Katoomba (1889)|''Katoomba'']]. | He was appointed command of the cruiser [[H.M.S. Katoomba (1889)|''Katoomba'']]. | ||
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==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 10 February, 1904, vice [[Henry Rose|Rose]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27645/pages/941 no. 27645. p. 941.] 12 February, 1904.</ref> | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 10 February, 1904, vice [[Henry Rose|Rose]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27645/pages/941 no. 27645. p. 941.] 12 February, 1904.</ref> |
| − | Bickford was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 22 March, 1908, vice [[Day Hort Bosanquet|Bosanquet]],<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28122/pages/2260 no. 28122. p. 2260.] 24 March, 1908.</ref> and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 May.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28138/pages/3669 no. 28138. p. 3669.] 19 May, 1908.</ref> | + | Bickford was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 22 March, 1908, vice [[Day Hort Bosanquet|Bosanquet]],<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28122/pages/2260 no. 28122. p. 2260.] 24 March, 1908.</ref> and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 May.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28138/pages/3669 no. 28138. p. 3669.] 19 May, 1908.</ref> |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 18:10, 24 September 2012
Admiral Andrew Kennedy Bickford, C.M.G., Royal Navy (16 July, 1844 – 9 October, 1927) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Bickford was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1884.[1]
He was appointed command of the cruiser Katoomba.
He was appointed command of battleship Resolution on 1 February, 1895.[2]
On 11 January, 1898, he was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard.[3]
Flag Rank
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 10 February, 1904, vice Rose.[4]
Bickford was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 22 March, 1908, vice Bosanquet,[5] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 May.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25429. p. 26. 2 January, 1885.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 30 January, 1895. Issue 34487, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ Clowes. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27645. p. 941. 12 February, 1904.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28122. p. 2260. 24 March, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28138. p. 3669. 19 May, 1908.
Bibliography
- "Admiral A. K. Bickford" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 11 October, 1927. Issue 44709, col C, pg. 9.
- Bickford, Richard E. (1996). Light Airs and Gentle Breezes: A Victorian Naval Life Story. Dumfries: Tartan Edge. ISBN 0952175010.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/15.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Lewis A. Beaumont |
Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific Station 1900 – 1903 |
Succeeded by Command Abolished |
