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'''Frederick Alexander Warden''' ( – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
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'''Frederick Alexander Warden''' (6 February, 1856 – 22 February, 1909) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
  
 
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Warden was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1900.
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Warden was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 4 February, 1881.<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1380.</ref>
  
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He commanded the battleship {{UK-Illustrious}} at around 1904 or so.{{MackieRNW}}{{FC}}
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Warden was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1380.</ref>
  
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Warden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cressy|f=t}} in February 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
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Warden was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1900.<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1377.</ref>
  
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In November 1906, he took command of the {{UK-Russell|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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In 1903, he was chastised for running a Court Martial about a collision involving {{UK-1Melampus}} poorly.<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1377.</ref>
  
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Warden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cressy|f=t}} on 8 February 1905.<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1377.</ref>
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==Service Records==
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He was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Illustrious}} on 3 April, 1906.<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1377.</ref>
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In November 1906, he took command of the {{UK-Russell|f=t}}.  In July, 1907 he was sent to the hospital.  Such care and convalescence would pepper the remainder of his career. 
  
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Morton Tudor Tudor|Henry M. T. Tudor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cressy'']]'''<br>Feb, 1905{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Blewett Fawckner|William B. Fawckner]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Calvert Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Undaunted (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Undaunted'']]'''<br>26 Aug, 1902<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1380.</ref> &ndash; 15 Sep, 1904<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1380.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Arthur Tuke|John A. Tuke]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Robert S. Lowry]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Russell (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Russell'']]'''<br>Nov, 1906{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur David Ricardo|Arthur D. Ricardo]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Morton Tudor Tudor|Henry M. T. Tudor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cressy'']]'''<br>8 Feb, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 298}}<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1377.</ref> &ndash; 3 Apr, 1906<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1377.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Blewett Fawckner|William B. Fawckner]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 12:43, 7 April 2022

Frederick Alexander Warden (6 February, 1856 – 22 February, 1909) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Warden was promoted to Lieutenant on 4 February, 1881.[1]

Warden was promoted to Commander on 30 June, 1894.[2]

Warden was promoted to Captain on 31 December, 1900.[3]

In 1903, he was chastised for running a Court Martial about a collision involving Melampus poorly.[4]

Warden was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cressy on 8 February 1905.[5]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Illustrious on 3 April, 1906.[6]

In November 1906, he took command of the battleship Russell. In July, 1907 he was sent to the hospital. Such care and convalescence would pepper the remainder of his career.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur C. Clarke 		Captain of H.M.S. Undaunted
26 Aug, 1902[7] – 15 Sep, 1904[8] 		Succeeded by
John A. Tuke
Preceded by
Henry M. T. Tudor 		Captain of H.M.S. Cressy
8 Feb, 1905[9][10] – 3 Apr, 1906[11] 		Succeeded by
William B. Fawckner
Preceded by
Ernest A. Simons 		Captain of H.M.S. Illustrious
3 Apr, 1906[12] – 16 Nov, 1906[13] 		Succeeded by
William O. Boothby
Preceded by
Robert S. Lowry 		Captain of H.M.S. Russell
16 Nov, 1906[14] – 10 Aug, 1907[15] 		Succeeded by
Arthur D. Ricardo
Preceded by
Thomas P. Walker 		Assistant to Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves
23 Mar, 1908[16][17] 		Succeeded by
Julian C. A. Wilkinson

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1380.
  2. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1380.
  3. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  4. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  5. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  6. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  7. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1380.
  8. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1380.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 298.
  10. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  11. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  12. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  13. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  14. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  15. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 423.
  17. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.

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