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Revision as of 12:26, 17 July 2012
Captain George Bibby Hartford, D.S.O.*, Royal Navy, Retired (10 April, 1883 – 29 May, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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. 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.
Service
| 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 H.M.S. Formidable ; Captain Symons and later Captain Lyon. |
| 1908 | Commanded H.M. Destroyer Vigilant ; Captain Tyrwhitt ; Captain (D). |
| 1909 | Commanded H.M. Destroyer Racehorse; Captain Alexander-Sinclair; Captain (D). |
| 1910 | Commanded H.M. Destroyer Whiting, China. |
| 1912 | Advanced to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, 31 December, 1912. |
| 1913 | Commanded H.M. Destroyer Waveney; Captain Lowther-Crofton; Captain (D). |
| 1913 | Commanded H.M. Destroyer Borne ; same flotilla. |
| 1914 | Commanded H.M. Destroyer Electra; Commander Peck; Commander (D). |
| 1914 | Commanded H.M. Destroyer Acorn, Second Flotilla, Grand Fleet. |
| 1915 | Commanded H.M. Destroyer Marne, Eleventh 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 Yangtse 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. |
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Fallen Officers" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 21 August, 1941. Issue 49010, col E, pg. 7.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/48.
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