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Rich was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1890.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26080/pages/4537 no. 26080.  p. 4537.]  19 August, 1890.</ref>
 
Rich was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1890.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26080/pages/4537 no. 26080.  p. 4537.]  19 August, 1890.</ref>
  
Rich was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924.  p. 7854.]  31 December, 1897.</ref>
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Rich was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924.  p. 7854.]  31 December, 1897.</ref>  He was appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Brisk (1886)|''Brisk'']] on 1 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 8 January, 1898.  Issue '''35408''', col C, pg. 10.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII on 1 July, 1906, vice [[Francis John Foley|Foley]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27929/pages/4641 no. 27929.  p. 4641.]  6 July, 1906.</ref>
 
He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII on 1 July, 1906, vice [[Francis John Foley|Foley]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27929/pages/4641 no. 27929.  p. 4641.]  6 July, 1906.</ref>

Revision as of 02:57, 15 September 2011

Vice-Admiral Frederick St. George Rich, F.R.G.S., Royal Navy, Retired (14 November, 1852 – 22 May, 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 24 May, 1877.[1]

Rich was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1890.[2]

Rich was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1897.[3] He was appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser Brisk on 1 January, 1898.[4]

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII on 1 July, 1906, vice Foley.[5]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, Rich was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 20 September, 1910.[6] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 30 July, 1912.[7]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 24462. p. 3324. 25 May, 1877.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26080. p. 4537. 19 August, 1890.
  3. London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
  4. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 8 January, 1898. Issue 35408, col C, pg. 10.
  5. London Gazette: no. 27929. p. 4641. 6 July, 1906.
  6. London Gazette: no. 28419. p. 6841. 27 September, 1910.
  7. London Gazette: no. 28632. p. 5723. 2 August, 1912.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 23 May, 1914. Issue 40531, col F, pg. 10.

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