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At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Foot placed tenth out of the successful batch of forty-six.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 June, 1877.  Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>
 
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Foot placed tenth out of the successful batch of forty-six.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 June, 1877.  Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>
  
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Foot was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1886.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25660/pages/6612 no. 25660.  p. 6612.]  31 December, 1886.</ref>
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Foot was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1886.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25660/pages/6612 no. 25660.  p. 6612.]  31 December, 1886.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed to ''Wildfire'' for the [[H.M.S. Sans Pareil (1887)|''Sans Pareil'']] on 30 March, 1896.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 31 March, 1896.  Issue '''34852''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
 
He was appointed to ''Wildfire'' for the [[H.M.S. Sans Pareil (1887)|''Sans Pareil'']] on 30 March, 1896.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 31 March, 1896.  Issue '''34852''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
  
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Foot was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27099/pages/4345 no. 27099.  p. 4345.]  14 July, 1899.</ref>
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Foot was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1899.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27099/pages/4345 no. 27099.  p. 4345.]  14 July, 1899.</ref>
  
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Foot was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/31 no. 27982.  p. 31.]  1 January, 1907.</ref>
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Foot was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/31 no. 27982.  p. 31.]  1 January, 1907.</ref>
  
 
On 1 March, 1910, Foot was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Bulwark (1899)|H.M.S. ''Bulwark'']], then to [[H.M.S. Magnificent (1894)|H.M.S. ''Magnificent'']] on 18 March (or 28 February by another source) upon transfer of flag.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 14 February, 1910.  Issue '''39195''', col C, p. 7.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 7 February, 1910.  Issue '''39189''', col F, p. 4.</ref>
 
On 1 March, 1910, Foot was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Bulwark (1899)|H.M.S. ''Bulwark'']], then to [[H.M.S. Magnificent (1894)|H.M.S. ''Magnificent'']] on 18 March (or 28 February by another source) upon transfer of flag.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 14 February, 1910.  Issue '''39195''', col C, p. 7.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 7 February, 1910.  Issue '''39189''', col F, p. 4.</ref>
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He was appointed in command the battleship [[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|''Cæsar'']] on 10 December, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 392''r''.</ref>
 
He was appointed in command the battleship [[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|''Cæsar'']] on 10 December, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 392''r''.</ref>
  
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Foot was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 30 January, 1918.  He was placed on the Retired List on 31 January.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30522/pages/1946 no. 30522.  p. 1946.]  12 February, 1918.</ref>  His future in the Navy had been decided at a meeting of the Board of Admiralty on 15 June, 1917, when all five Sea Lords voted that he be retired on promotion to Flag Rank under Section III of the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>The National Archives.  ADM 167/52.</ref>
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Foot was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 30 January, 1918.  He was placed on the Retired List on 31 January.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30522/pages/1946 no. 30522.  p. 1946.]  12 February, 1918.</ref>  His future in the Navy had been decided at a meeting of the Board of Admiralty on 15 June, 1917, when all five Sea Lords voted that he be retired on promotion to Flag Rank under Section III of the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>The National Archives.  ADM 167/52.</ref>
  
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"For valuable services in connection with gunnery training and in command of [[H.M.S. Berwick (1902)|H.M.S. "Berwick"]] whilst employed on Ocean Escort duties" Foot was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 27 May, 1919.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31360/pages/6502 (Supplement) no. 31360.  p. 6502.]  27 May, 1919.</ref>
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"For valuable services in connection with gunnery training and in command of [[H.M.S. Berwick (1902)|H.M.S. "Berwick"]] whilst employed on Ocean Escort duties" Foot was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 27 May, 1919.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31360/pages/6502 (Supplement) no. 31360.  p. 6502.]  27 May, 1919.</ref>
  
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Foot was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 8 October, 1923,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32871/pages/6966 no. 32871.  p. 6966.]  16 October, 1923.</ref> and was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300.  p. 5105.]  5 August, 1927.</ref>
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Foot was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 8 October, 1923,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32871/pages/6966 no. 32871.  p. 6966.]  16 October, 1923.</ref> and was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300.  p. 5105.]  5 August, 1927.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 18:05, 24 September 2012

Admiral Cunningham Robert de Clare Foot, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (13 June, 1864 – 17 May, 1940) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Foot placed tenth out of the successful batch of forty-six.[1]

Foot was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1886.[2]

He was appointed to Wildfire for the Sans Pareil on 30 March, 1896.[3]

Foot was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1899.[4]

Foot was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1906.[5]

On 1 March, 1910, Foot was appointed in command of H.M.S. Bulwark, then to H.M.S. Magnificent on 18 March (or 28 February by another source) upon transfer of flag.[6][7]

Great War

He was appointed captain of Roxburgh on 27 April, 1915.[8]

He was appointed in command the battleship Cæsar on 10 December, 1915.[9]

Foot was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 January, 1918. He was placed on the Retired List on 31 January.[10] His future in the Navy had been decided at a meeting of the Board of Admiralty on 15 June, 1917, when all five Sea Lords voted that he be retired on promotion to Flag Rank under Section III of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[11]

"For valuable services in connection with gunnery training and in command of H.M.S. "Berwick" whilst employed on Ocean Escort duties" Foot was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 27 May, 1919.[12]

Foot was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 October, 1923,[13] and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[14]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25660. p. 6612. 31 December, 1886.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 31 March, 1896. Issue 34852, col C, p. 10.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 February, 1910. Issue 39195, col C, p. 7.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 February, 1910. Issue 39189, col F, p. 4.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 397l-r.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 392r.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30522. p. 1946. 12 February, 1918.
  11. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 167/52.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31360. p. 6502. 27 May, 1919.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32871. p. 6966. 16 October, 1923.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.

Bibliography

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