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[[Category:1854 births|Kirby]]
 
[[Category:1854 births|Kirby]]

Revision as of 15:52, 17 July 2012

Admiral Francis George Kirby, Royal Navy, Retired (18 August, 1854 – 13 January, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Kirby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1888.[1]

Kirby was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1894.[2]

He was appointed in command of the cruiser Phaeton on 8 June, 1897.[3]

Kirby was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1905, vice Metaxa.[4] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List on 15 January, 1908, at his own request.[5]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 30 April, 1910,[6] and to Admiral on the Retired List on 3 June, 1913.[7]

On 20 March, 1915, Kirby was granted a temporary Commission as Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve.[8]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25772. p. 15. 3 January, 1888.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 20 July, 1894.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 12 May, 1897. Issue 35201, col E, pg. 13.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27824. p. 5376. 4 August, 1905.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28100. p. 421. 17 January, 1908.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28725. p. 3914. 3 June, 1913.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 29109. p. 2846. 23 March, 1915.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral F. G. Kirby" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 15 January, 1951. Issue 51899, col D, pg. 6.

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