Frederic Godfrey Bird

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Captain Frederic Godfrey Bird, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N. (3 November, 1868 – 29 December, 1919) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Son of Captain Frederic Vincent Godfrey Bird of Milton Barracks, Gravesend.

Bird was awarded the Goodenough Medal for 1889 for being the Sub-Lieutenant who achieved the highest gunnery examination for the year while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Harold Christian
Captain of H.M.S. Perseus
15 Mar, 1908[1] – 26 Feb, 1910
Succeeded by
Charles P. Beaty-Pownall
Preceded by
Ernest H. Grafton
Captain of H.M.S. Vengeance
30 Aug, 1910[2] – 30 Jun, 1911
Succeeded by
Alan C. Bruce
Preceded by
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Assistant King's Harbour Master, Dover
7 Mar, 1915 – 21 Jul, 1915
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 356.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 390.