Francis George Kirby
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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 cruiser Phaeton on 8 June, 1897.[3]
Kirby was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1905, vice Metaxa.[4]
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 30 April, 1910,[5] and to Admiral on the Retired List on 3 June, 1913.[6]
On 20 March, 1915, Kirby was granted a temporary Commission as Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25772. p. 15. 3 January, 1888.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 20 July, 1894.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 12 May, 1897. Issue 35201, col E, pg. 13.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27824. p. 5376. 4 August, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28725. p. 3914. 3 June, 1913.
- ↑ 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.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
Categories:
- 1854 births
- 1951 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1868
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Captains of H.M.S. Phaeton (1883)
- Captains of H.M.S. Devastation (1871)
- Captains of H.M.S. Ramillies (1892)
- Captains of H.M.S. Leviathan (1901)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
- Royal Naval Reserve Captains
