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{{CaptRN}} '''Jack Grant Bickford''', (12 June, 1897 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} '''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==
==Life & Career==
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On 15 September 1913, Bickford was appointed to the {{UK-Temeraire|f=t}}, 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.<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/43.|}} f. 63.</ref>
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Bickford was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1919.<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>
 
Bickford was blamed for grounding the {{UK-Arrow|f=t}} on 1 August, 1932 but was nonetheles promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1932.<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/43.|}} f. 63.</ref>
 
==World War II==
Bickford was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1939.<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/43.|}} f. 63.</ref>
 
He was awarded his D.S.O. posthumously for action at Dunkirk.  He died in command of {{UK-Express|f=p}} after she lost her bow back to the bridge after she struck a mine.<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/43.|}} f. 63.</ref>
 
==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [[H.M.S. Temeraire at the Battle of Jutland]]
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Jack+Grant+Bickford Service Records]
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Jack+Grant+Bickford Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Cecil Fryer|Geoffrey C. Fryer]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Torrid (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Torrid'']]'''<br>24 Mar, 1928<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/43.|}} f. 63.</ref>{{NavAppts|Monday, Mar 05, 1928; pg. 20; Issue 44833}} &ndash; 15 Aug, 1928<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/43.|}} f. 63.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens|Eric B. K. Stevens]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 6 April 2022

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[8][9] – 15 Aug, 1928[10] 		Succeeded by
Eric B. K. Stevens
Preceded by
David J. R. Simson 		Captain of H.M.S. Wren
15 Aug, 1928[11][12] – 25 Aug, 1930[13] 		Succeeded by
John Bostock
Preceded by
Arthur L. Pears 		Captain of H.M.S. Arrow
10 Oct, 1930[14][15] – 3 Oct, 1932[16] 		Succeeded by
Reginald F. Morice
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Hotspur
Oct, 1936[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Alan MacG. Sheffield 		Captain of H.M.S. Acasta
28 Jun, 1939[18] – 25 Aug, 1939[19] 		Succeeded by
Percy J. Oliver
Preceded by
Alfred J. L. Phillips 		Captain (D), Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla
25 Aug, 1939 – 1 Sep, 1940 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Percy J. Oliver 		Captain of H.M.S. Express
29 Aug, 1939[20] – 1 Sep, 1940 		Succeeded by
David H. Maitland-Makgill-Crichton

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  2. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  3. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  4. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  5. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  6. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  7. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  8. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  9. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 05, 1928; pg. 20; Issue 44833.
  10. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  11. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
  13. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  14. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 216.
  16. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 249.
  18. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  19. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.
  20. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/43. f. 63.

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