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Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26534/pages/4154 no. 26534.  p. 4154.]  20 July, 1894.</ref>
 
Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26534/pages/4154 no. 26534.  p. 4154.]  20 July, 1894.</ref>
  
He was appointed in command of the cruiser [[H.M.S. Phaeton (1883)|''Phaeton'']] on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 12 May, 1897.  Issue '''35201''', col E, p. 13.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Phaeton|f=t}} on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 12 May, 1897.  Issue '''35201''', col E, p. 13.</ref> Command of a capital ship followed, with appointment to {{UK-1Ramillies}} in October 1902.{{MackieRNW}}
  
 
Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1905, vice [[Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa|Metaxa]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27824/pages/5376 no. 27824.  p. 5376.]  4 August, 1905.</ref>  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.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28100/pages/421 no. 28100.  p. 421.]  17 January, 1908.</ref>
 
Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1905, vice [[Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa|Metaxa]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27824/pages/5376 no. 27824.  p. 5376.]  4 August, 1905.</ref>  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.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28100/pages/421 no. 28100.  p. 421.]  17 January, 1908.</ref>

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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 second class protected cruiser Phaeton on 8 June, 1897.[3] Command of a capital ship followed, with appointment to Ramillies in October 1902.[4]

Kirby was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1905, vice Metaxa.[5] 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.[6]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 30 April, 1910,[7] and to Admiral on the Retired List on 3 June, 1913.[8]

On 20 March, 1915, Kirby was granted a temporary Commission as Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve.[9]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 25772. p. 15. 3 January, 1888.
  2. The 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, p. 13.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 27824. p. 5376. 4 August, 1905.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 28100. p. 421. 17 January, 1908.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 28725. p. 3914. 3 June, 1913.
  9. The 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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