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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''George Bibby Hartford''', D.S.O.*, Royal Navy, Retired (10 April, 1883 – 29 May, 1941) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''George Bibby Hartford''', D.S.O.*, Royal Navy, Retired (10 April, 1883 – 29 May, 1941) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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==Post War==
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==Early Life & Career==
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After the war he was Chief Staff Officer to the Rear-Admiral on the Yangtze River for two years, before retiring as a Commander in 1922, being advanced to Captain on the retired list in 1928. In retirement he wrote the book "Commander, RN", published in 1927. At the outbreak of the second war he was recalled to active duty, where he received a bar to his D.S.O. and was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on active service on 29th May, 1941, but his death wasn't announced until August. A keen archer, he was a member of the Royal Toxophilite Society.
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Hartford's career was notable for a considerable number of command appointments in destroyers. His book, [http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Commander_RN/FP.html ''Commander, R.N.''] outlines his service as follows.
  
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==Service==
 
 
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| 1898 || Joined H.M.S. Britannia as Naval Cadet.
 
| 1898 || Joined H.M.S. Britannia as Naval Cadet.
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| 1904 || Promoted to Lieutenant and reappointed to command of above.
 
| 1904 || Promoted to Lieutenant and reappointed to command of above.
 
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| 1906 || Joined H.M.S. ''Formidable'' ; Captain Symons and later Captain Lyon.
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| 1906 || Joined {{UK-Formidable}} ; Captain Symons and later Captain Lyon.
 
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| 1908 || Commanded H.M. Destroyer ''Vigilant'' ; Captain Tyrwhitt ; Captain (D).
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| 1908 || Commanded the {{UK-Vigilant|f=t}} ; Captain Tyrwhitt ; Captain (D).
 
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| 1909 || Commanded H.M. Destroyer ''Racehorse''; Captain Alexander-Sinclair; Captain (D).
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| 1909 || Commanded the {{UK-Racehorse|f=t}}; Captain Alexander-Sinclair; Captain (D).
 
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| 1910 || Commanded H.M. Destroyer ''Whiting'', China.
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| 1910 || Commanded the {{UK-Whiting|f=t}}, China.
 
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| 1912 || Advanced to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, 31 December, 1912.
 
| 1912 || Advanced to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, 31 December, 1912.
 
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| 1913 || Commanded H.M. Destroyer ''Waveney''; Captain Lowther-Crofton; Captain (D).
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| 1913 || Commanded the {{UK-Waveney|f=t}}; Captain Lowther-Crofton; Captain (D).
 
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| 1913 || Commanded H.M. Destroyer ''Borne'' ; same flotilla.
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| 1913 || Commanded the {{UK-Boyne|f=t}} ; same flotilla.
 
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| 1914 || Commanded H.M. Destroyer ''Electra''; Commander Peck; Commander (D).
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| 1914 || Commanded the {{UK-Electra|f=t}}; Commander Peck; Commander (D).
 
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| 1914 || Commanded H.M. Destroyer ''Acorn'', Second Flotilla, Grand Fleet.
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| 1914 || Commanded the {{UK-Acorn|f=t}}, {{UK-DF|2}}, Grand Fleet.
 
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| 1915 || Commanded H.M. Destroyer ''Marne'', Eleventh Flotilla, Grand Fleet.  Commanded her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].
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| 1915 || Commanded the {{UK-Marne|f=t}}, {{UK-DF|11}}, Grand Fleet.  Commanded her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].
 
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| 1917 || Promoted to the rank of Commander, 30 June, 1917.
 
| 1917 || Promoted to the rank of Commander, 30 June, 1917.
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| 1917 || Re-appointed to H.M.S. ''Marne'' in command and as Divisional Leader of Escorts in connection with newly-organised Convoy System.
 
| 1917 || Re-appointed to H.M.S. ''Marne'' in command and as Divisional Leader of Escorts in connection with newly-organised Convoy System.
 
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| 1919 || Commanded H.M.S. ''Kinsha'', gunboat; Flagship of the Yangtse Flotilla ; Commodore Ellison.
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| 1919 || Commanded H.M.S. ''Kinsha'', gunboat; Flagship of the [[Yangtze Flotilla]] ; Commodore Ellison.
 
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| 1920 || Re-appointed in command and as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Borrett.
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| 1920 || Re-appointed in command and as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral [[George Holmes Borrett|Borrett]].
 
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| 1921 || Paid off H.M.S. ''Kinsha''.
 
| 1921 || Paid off H.M.S. ''Kinsha''.
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| 1922 || Retired.
 
| 1922 || Retired.
 
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==Post War==
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After the war he was Chief Staff Officer to the Rear-Admiral on the Yangtze River for two years, before retiring as a Commander in 1922, being advanced to Captain on the retired list in 1928.
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At the outbreak of the second war he was recalled to active duty, where he received a bar to his D.S.O. and was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on active service on 29th May, 1941, but his death wasn't announced until August. A keen archer, he was a member of the Royal Toxophilite Society.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[George Bibby Hartford Account of Life in H.M.S. Britannia (Cadet Training Ship)]]
 
*[[George Bibby Hartford Account of Life in H.M.S. Britannia (Cadet Training Ship)]]
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*His book, [http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Commander_RN/FP.html ''Commander, R.N.''], written in 1927.
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 11:41, 3 September 2012

Captain George Bibby Hartford, D.S.O.*, Royal Navy, Retired (10 April, 1883 – 29 May, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Hartford's career was notable for a considerable number of command appointments in destroyers. His book, Commander, R.N. outlines his service as follows.

1898 Joined H.M.S. Britannia as Naval Cadet.
1899 Joined first seagoing ship: H.M.S. Crescent, Flagship, North America and West Indies; Vice-Admiral Bedford; Captain Colville; Commander Henry Campbell.
1899 Promoted to Midshipman.
1902 Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant.
1902 to 1903. Undergoing various courses and examinations for the rank of Lieutenant.
1903 Joined H.M.S. Ariadne, Flagship, North America and West Indies ; Vice-Admiral Douglas; Captain Browning.
1904 Joined H.M.S. Tribune, North America and West Indies Squadron.
1904 Commanded H.M. Torpedo Boat No. 74.
1904 Promoted to Lieutenant and reappointed to command of above.
1906 Joined Formidable ; Captain Symons and later Captain Lyon.
1908 Commanded the destroyer Vigilant ; Captain Tyrwhitt ; Captain (D).
1909 Commanded the destroyer Racehorse; Captain Alexander-Sinclair; Captain (D).
1910 Commanded the destroyer Whiting, China.
1912 Advanced to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, 31 December, 1912.
1913 Commanded the destroyer Waveney; Captain Lowther-Crofton; Captain (D).
1913 Commanded the destroyer Boyne ; same flotilla.
1914 Commanded the destroyer Electra; Commander Peck; Commander (D).
1914 Commanded the destroyer Acorn, Second Destroyer Flotilla, Grand Fleet.
1915 Commanded the destroyer Marne, Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla, Grand Fleet. Commanded her at the Battle of Jutland.
1917 Promoted to the rank of Commander, 30 June, 1917.
1917 Re-appointed to H.M.S. Marne in command and as Divisional Leader of Escorts in connection with newly-organised Convoy System.
1919 Commanded H.M.S. Kinsha, gunboat; Flagship of the Yangtze Flotilla ; Commodore Ellison.
1920 Re-appointed in command and as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Borrett.
1921 Paid off H.M.S. Kinsha.
1922 Retired.

Post War

After the war he was Chief Staff Officer to the Rear-Admiral on the Yangtze River for two years, before retiring as a Commander in 1922, being advanced to Captain on the retired list in 1928.

At the outbreak of the second war he was recalled to active duty, where he received a bar to his D.S.O. and was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on active service on 29th May, 1941, but his death wasn't announced until August. A keen archer, he was a member of the Royal Toxophilite Society.


See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography

  • "Fallen Officers" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 21 August, 1941. Issue 49010, col E, pg. 7.

Service Record

Naval Appointments
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