Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford
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.
Footnotes
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ "Naval, Military and Air Force." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 10, 1929; pg. 22; Issue 45199.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 267.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 221.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 197.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Successor appointed that day. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 384.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Date his predecessor departed. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Predecessor returned that day to fill in. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.