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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| − | Kingsford was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 23 June, 1880.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24858/pages/2646 no. 24858. p. 2646.] 25 June, 1880.</ref> | + | Kingsford was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 23 June, 1880.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24858/pages/2646 no. 24858. p. 2646.] 25 June, 1880.</ref> |
On 1 September, 1884, he was appointed to the Junior Staff of [[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']], gunnery ship at Devonport.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1884). p. 254.</ref> | On 1 September, 1884, he was appointed to the Junior Staff of [[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']], gunnery ship at Devonport.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1884). p. 254.</ref> | ||
| − | Kingsford was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1894.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26471/pages/7581 no. 26471. p. 7581.] 29 December, 1893.</ref> | + | Kingsford was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1894.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26471/pages/7581 no. 26471. p. 7581.] 29 December, 1893.</ref> |
==Captain== | ==Captain== | ||
| − | Kingsford was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} 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> | + | Kingsford was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} 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> |
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
| − | Kingsford was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 November, 1908, vice [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Winsloe]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28193/pages/8028 no. 28193. p. 8028.] 6 November, 1908.</ref> | + | Kingsford was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 November, 1908, vice [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Winsloe]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28193/pages/8028 no. 28193. p. 8028.] 6 November, 1908.</ref> |
| − | In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], Kingsford was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 7 March, 1912,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28589/pages/1828 no. 28589. p. 1828.] 12 March, 1912.</ref> citing ill-health.<ref>ADM 196/38. f. 749.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 10 February, 1914,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28801/pages/1176 no. 28801. p. 1176.] 13 February, 1914.</ref> and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 2 July, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30161/pages/6550 no. 30161. p. 6550.] 3 July, 1917.</ref> | + | In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], Kingsford was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 7 March, 1912,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28589/pages/1828 no. 28589. p. 1828.] 12 March, 1912.</ref> citing ill-health.<ref>ADM 196/38. f. 749.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 10 February, 1914,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28801/pages/1176 no. 28801. p. 1176.] 13 February, 1914.</ref> and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 2 July, 1917.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30161/pages/6550 no. 30161. p. 6550.] 3 July, 1917.</ref> |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 24 September 2012
Admiral Henry Coare Kingsford, Royal Navy, Retired (7 January, 1858, – 1 March, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Kingsford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 23 June, 1880.[1]
On 1 September, 1884, he was appointed to the Junior Staff of H.M.S. Cambridge, gunnery ship at Devonport.[2]
Kingsford was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1894.[3]
Captain
Kingsford was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1899.[4]
Flag Rank
Kingsford was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 November, 1908, vice Winsloe.[5]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, Kingsford was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 7 March, 1912,[6] citing ill-health.[7] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 10 February, 1914,[8] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 2 July, 1917.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24858. p. 2646. 25 June, 1880.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1884). p. 254.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8028. 6 November, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28589. p. 1828. 12 March, 1912.
- ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 749.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28801. p. 1176. 13 February, 1914.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6550. 3 July, 1917.
Bibliography
- "Admiral H. C. Kingsford" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 4 March, 1941. Issue 48865, col E, pg. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John Denison |
Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard 1906 – 1908 |
Succeeded by Godfrey H. B. Mundy |
