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Ricketts was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 4 February, 1881. | Ricketts was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 4 February, 1881. | ||
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Ricketts was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ferret|f=t}} on 20 March, 1895.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue '''34525''', col C, p. 11.</ref> | Ricketts was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ferret|f=t}} on 20 March, 1895.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue '''34525''', col C, p. 11.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:46, 13 December 2017
Captain (retired) William Ricketts (14 October, 1857 – 6 December, 1921) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Note: there was another William Ricketts who was a Gunner with seniority as a warrant officer of 23 December 1865.
Life & Career
Ricketts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 4 February, 1881.
Ricketts was appointed in command of the destroyer Ferret on 20 March, 1895.[1]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by John Hext |
Captain of H.M.S. Decoy 14 Feb, 1881[2] – 18 Mar, 1881[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by The Hon. Patrick M. Hely-Hutchinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell 31 Jan, 1893[4] |
Succeeded by The Hon. George A. Hardinge |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret 20 Mar, 1895[5] |
Succeeded by Philip C. Musgrave |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue 34525, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 256.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue 34525, col C, p. 11.