Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford
Admiral SIR Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford, K.C.B., K.B.E. (19 January, 1880 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ford was born in Jersey, the son of Charles William Randall Ford, a Major in the British Army.[1]
Ford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902. He qualified as a Navigation Officer for First Class ships with a First Class rating on 23 August, 1906.[2]
Ford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 26 June, 1910.[3]
Ford was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.[4]
Post-War
Ford was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1920.[5]
Ford married Violet Olive Dunsterville on 4 October, 1924 and was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calliope on 23 October.[6]
In May, 1929, he was appointed in command of the battleship Royal Oak.
He was appointed Captain of the Portsmouth Navigation School on 20 June, 1930.[7]
Ford was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 November, 1932.[8]
Ford was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 29 May, 1937.[9]
Ford was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 31 December, 1941. He was placed on the Retired List on 30 June, 1944.[10]
See Also
Bibliography
- Schofield, Vice-Admiral B. B. (1977). Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. Havant: Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd. ISBN 085937-087-9.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Aubrey T. Tillard |
Captain of H.M.S. Calliope 23 Oct, 1924[11][12] |
Succeeded by Miles B. Birkett |
| Preceded by Hugh D. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak May, 1929[13] |
Succeeded by Henry G. Thursfield |
| Preceded by James A. G. Troup |
Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School 20 Jun, 1930[14] – 10 Apr, 1932[15] |
Succeeded by Oswald H. Dawson |
| Preceded by Charles G. Ramsey |
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland Station 15 Apr, 1942[16] – c. 4 May, 1942[17] |
Succeeded by Charles G. Ramsey |
Footnotes
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
- ↑ Successor appointed that day. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 384.
- ↑ Date his predecessor departed. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Predecessor returned that day to fill in. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
