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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Andrew Kennedy Bickford''' [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] (1844-1927) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who went on to be [[Pacific Station|Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]].
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Andrew Kennedy Bickford''' [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] (16 July 1844 – 9 October 1927) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who went on to be [[Pacific Station|Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]].

==Early life==
Bickford was educated at the South Devon Collegiate School and [[Stubbington House School]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BICKFORD, Admiral Andrew Kennedy |work=Who Was Who |publisher=A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press |date=December 2007 |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U193504 |accessdate=1 December 2012}}{{subscription required}}</ref>


==Naval career==
==Naval career==
Bickford joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1858 and took part in the action involving the [[Huáscar (ship)|''Huáscar'']] in 1877.<ref name=bio>[http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/info_pages/history/bickford.html Naval & Military Mueum]</ref> He commanded [[HMS Thalia (1869)|HMS ''Thalia'']] during the [[1882 Anglo-Egyptian War|Anglo-Egyptian War]] of 1882 and became [[Pacific Station|Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]] in 1900.<ref name=bio/> The Bickford Tower erected at [[Esquimalt, British Columbia]] for signalling purposes in 1901 is called after him.<ref name=bio/> Promoted to Vice Admiral in 1904<ref name="dreadnought">{{cite web|url=http://www.admirals.org.uk/admirals/individual.php?RecNo=186|title=Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Dreadnought Era 1904-1945|accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref> and to full Admiral in 1908, he retired later that year.<ref name=bio/>
Bickford joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1858 and took part in the action involving the [[Huáscar (ship)|''Huáscar'']] in 1877.<ref name=bio>[http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/info_pages/history/bickford.html Naval & Military Museum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609194338/http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/info_pages/history/bickford.html |date=9 June 2011 }}</ref> He commanded [[HMS Thalia (1869)|HMS ''Thalia'']] during the [[1882 Anglo-Egyptian War|Anglo-Egyptian War]] of 1882 and became [[Pacific Station|Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]] in 1900.<ref name=bio/> His flagship in the Pacific was [[HMS Warspite (1884)|HMS ''Warspite'']] until March 1902, when he hoisted his flag on board the first class cruiser [[HMS Grafton (1892)|HMS ''Grafton'']], and ''Warspite'' returned home.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=20 March 1902 |page=10 |issue=36720}}</ref> Promoted to vice admiral in 1904<ref name="dreadnought">{{cite web|url=http://www.admirals.org.uk/admirals/individual.php?RecNo=186|title=Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Dreadnought Era 1904-1945|accessdate=18 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427172235/http://www.admirals.org.uk/admirals/individual.php?RecNo=186|archive-date=27 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and to full [[Admiral]] in 1908, he retired later that year.<ref name=bio/>

==Legacy==
The Bickford Tower erected at [[Esquimalt, British Columbia]] for signalling purposes in 1901 is named after him.<ref name=bio/>

==Family==
Bickford married Kathleen Dore on 16 April 1868 in the parish church of Queenstown (Cobh).<ref>{{cite news|title=Marriages|issue=18 April 1868|publisher=Cork Examiner. Note: Notice in the paper say Kathleen was daughter of the late Dr Dore.}}</ref> She was the daughter of Dr. Patrick Dore of Skibbereen who had died in 1847 from lung inflammation during the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Irish famine]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Deaths|publisher=Cork Examiner|date=1 February 1847}}</ref><ref>Note: In his book ''Light Airs and Gentle Breezes'', Richard F. Bickford, gives date of Dr Dore's death as being much later.</ref> The mortality rate amongst physicians in Ireland at this time was in the order of 25%, due to the outbreak of deadly infectious diseases contracted by many of the weakened famine victims.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cormac Ó Gráda, University College Dublin|title=Ireland's Great Famine|url=http://eh.net/encyclopedia/irelands-great-famine/|website=Economic History Association|accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref> Kathleen's mother, Catherine Power, was the sister of [[Maurice Power]], Member of Parliament for Cork 1847–1852.

Bickford died at his home in [[Hove]] on 9 October 1927.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/111544162/ |title=Obituary: Admiral Bickford |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |publication-place=London |page=12 |date=1927-10-11 |access-date=2023-11-16 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


==References==
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==Further reading==
* ''Light Airs and Gentle Breezes - a victorian naval life Story'': The Life & Times of Admiral Bickford by Richard E. Bickford (his grandson), published by Tartan Edge, 1996

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Latest revision as of 11:50, 25 June 2024

Admiral

Andrew Kennedy Bickford

CMG
In The Sketch, 31 October 1900
Born(1844-07-16)16 July 1844
Madras, India
Died9 October 1927 (1927-10-10) (aged 83)
Hove, England
AllegianceVereinigtes Königreich Vereinigtes Königreich
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Thalia
Pacific Station
Battles/warsAnglo-Egyptian War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Admiral Andrew Kennedy Bickford CMG (16 July 1844 – 9 October 1927) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

Early life

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Bickford was educated at the South Devon Collegiate School and Stubbington House School.[1]

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Bickford joined the Royal Navy in 1858 and took part in the action involving the Huáscar in 1877.[2] He commanded HMS Thalia during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882 and became Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1900.[2] His flagship in the Pacific was HMS Warspite until March 1902, when he hoisted his flag on board the first class cruiser HMS Grafton, and Warspite returned home.[3] Promoted to vice admiral in 1904[4] and to full Admiral in 1908, he retired later that year.[2]

Legacy

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The Bickford Tower erected at Esquimalt, British Columbia for signalling purposes in 1901 is named after him.[2]

Family

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Bickford married Kathleen Dore on 16 April 1868 in the parish church of Queenstown (Cobh).[5] She was the daughter of Dr. Patrick Dore of Skibbereen who had died in 1847 from lung inflammation during the Irish famine.[6][7] The mortality rate amongst physicians in Ireland at this time was in the order of 25%, due to the outbreak of deadly infectious diseases contracted by many of the weakened famine victims.[8] Kathleen's mother, Catherine Power, was the sister of Maurice Power, Member of Parliament for Cork 1847–1852.

Bickford died at his home in Hove on 9 October 1927.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "BICKFORD, Admiral Andrew Kennedy". Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2012.(subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c d Naval & Military Museum Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36720. London. 20 March 1902. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Dreadnought Era 1904-1945". Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Marriages". No. 18 April 1868. Cork Examiner. Note: Notice in the paper say Kathleen was daughter of the late Dr Dore.
  6. ^ "Deaths". Cork Examiner. 1 February 1847.
  7. ^ Note: In his book Light Airs and Gentle Breezes, Richard F. Bickford, gives date of Dr Dore's death as being much later.
  8. ^ Cormac Ó Gráda, University College Dublin. "Ireland's Great Famine". Economic History Association. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Obituary: Admiral Bickford". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 October 1927. p. 12. Retrieved 16 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

Further reading

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  • Light Airs and Gentle Breezes - a victorian naval life Story: The Life & Times of Admiral Bickford by Richard E. Bickford (his grandson), published by Tartan Edge, 1996
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station
1900 – 1903 		Succeeded byas Commodore Commanding, Pacific Station
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