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Bickford was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1927.<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/43.|}} f. 63.</ref> | Bickford was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1927.<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/43.|}} f. 63.</ref> | ||
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==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
Revision as of 11:15, 24 February 2021
Captain Jack Grant Bickford, D.S.C., D.S.O. (12 June, 1897 – 10 September, 1940) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Jack G. Bickford, Esq..[1]
On 15 September 1913, Bickford was appointed to the battleship Temeraire, in which he served through 26 October 1916, fighting in her at the Battle of Jutland, transferring into the Navy from the Royal Naval Reserve on 25 March, 1915.[2]
Bickford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1919.[3]
Bickford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1927.[4]
Bickford was blamed for grounding the destroyer Arrow on 1 August, 1932 but was nonetheles promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1932.[5]
World War II
Bickford was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1939.[6]
He was awarded his D.S.O. posthumously for action at Dunkirk. He died in command of H.M.S. Express after she lost her bow back to the bridge after she struck a mine.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Geoffrey C. Fryer |
Captain of H.M.S. Torrid 24 Mar, 1928 |
Succeeded by Eric B. K. Stevens |
| Preceded by David J. R. Simson |
Captain of H.M.S. Wren 15 Aug, 1928[8] |
Succeeded by John Bostock |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Arrow 10 Oct, 1930[9] |
Succeeded by Reginald F. Morice |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Hotspur Oct, 1936[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Alan MacG. Sheffield |
Captain of H.M.S. Acasta 28 May, 1939 – 25 Aug, 1939 |
Succeeded by Percy J. Oliver |
| Preceded by Percy J. Oliver |
Captain of H.M.S. Express 25 Aug, 1939 – 1 Sep, 1940 |
Succeeded by David H. Maitland-Makgill-Crichton |
| Preceded by Alfred J. L. Phillips |
Captain (D), Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla 25 Aug, 1939 – 1 Sep, 1940 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 249.
