Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford

From The Dreadnought Project
Revision as of 13:03, 25 July 2018 by FredBot (talk | contribs) (Update appts)
Jump to navigationJump to search
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Admiral SIR Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford, K.C.B., K.B.E. (19 January, 1880 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ford was born in Jersey, the son of Charles William Randall Ford, a Major in the British Army.[1]

Ford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902. He was a very good boxer, and won the Navy and Army Middleweight Championship in 1904. He qualified as a Navigation Officer for First Class ships with a First Class rating on 23 August, 1906.[2][3]

Ford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 26 June, 1910.[4]

Ford was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.[5]

Post-War

Ford was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1920.[6]

Ford married Violet Olive Dunsterville on 4 October, 1924 and was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calliope on 23 October.[7]

In May, 1929, he was appointed in command of the battleship Royal Oak.

He was appointed Captain of the Portsmouth Navigation School on 20 June, 1930.[8]

Ford was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 November, 1932.[9]

Ford was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 29 May, 1937.[10]

Ford was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 31 December, 1941. He was placed on the Retired List on 30 June, 1944.[11]

See Also

Bibliography

  • Schofield, Vice-Admiral B. B. (1977). Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. Havant: Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd. ISBN 085937-087-9.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Harry W. C. Hughes 		Captain of H.M.S. Diligence
1 Sep, 1922[12] – Mar, 1924[13] 		Succeeded by
John F. Finlayson
Preceded by
John F. Finlayson 		Captain of H.M.S. Sandhurst
31 Mar, 1924[14][15] – 25 Aug, 1924[16] 		Succeeded by
Edward McC. W. Lawrie
Preceded by
Aubrey T. Tillard 		Captain of H.M.S. Calliope
23 Oct, 1924[17][18] – 16 Oct, 1925[19] 		Succeeded by
Miles B. Birkett
Preceded by
Robin C. Dalglish 		In Command, Shotley Training Establishment
15 May, 1925[20] – 2 May, 1927 		Succeeded by
Francis M. Austin
Preceded by
Percy L. H. Noble 		Captain in Charge, Harwich
2 May, 1927[21] – 8 May, 1929[22] 		Succeeded by
Francis M. Austin
as Flag Officer in Command, Harwich
Preceded by
Hugh D. Hamilton 		Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak
8 May, 1929[23] – 30 May, 1930[24] 		Succeeded by
Henry G. Thursfield
Preceded by
James A. G. Troup 		Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School
20 Jun, 1930[25][26] – 10 Jun, 1932[27] 		Succeeded by
Oswald H. Dawson
Preceded by
Leonard S. Holbrook
as Commodore Commanding, H.M. Australian Squadron 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Royal Australian Navy Squadron
17 Feb, 1934[28] – 9 Aug, 1936[29] 		Succeeded by
Richard H. O. Lane-Poole
as Rear-Admiral Commanding, H.M. Australian Navy Service
Preceded by
Sir Wilfred F. French 		Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
26 Dec, 1936[30] – 1 Jan, 1942[31] 		Succeeded by
Sir Ralph Leatham
Preceded by
Charles G. Ramsey 		Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland
15 Apr, 1942[32] – c. 4 May, 1942[33] 		Succeeded by
Sir Charles G. Ramsey
as Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
Preceded by
Sir Charles G. Ramsey 		Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
1 Jun, 1942[34] – 1 Jun, 1944[35] 		Succeeded by
Sir William J. Whitworth

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  2. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  3. ↑ "Naval, Military and Air Force." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 10, 1929; pg. 22; Issue 45199.
  4. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  5. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  6. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  7. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  8. ↑ Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
  9. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  10. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  11. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  12. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  13. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 267.
  15. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  16. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 221.
  18. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  19. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 197.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 197.
  22. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  23. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  24. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  25. ↑ Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
  26. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  27. ↑ Successor appointed that day. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 384.
  28. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  29. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  30. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  31. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  32. ↑ Date his predecessor departed. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  33. ↑ Predecessor returned that day to fill in. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  34. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  35. ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.

Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Wilbraham_Tennyson_Randle_Ford&oldid=274653"