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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]]. |
[[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]]. |
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==Naval career== |
==Naval career== |
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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 | |
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/> |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
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The Bickford Tower erected at [[Esquimalt, British Columbia]] for signalling purposes in 1901 is |
The Bickford Tower erected at [[Esquimalt, British Columbia]] for signalling purposes in 1901 is named after him.<ref name=bio/> |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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⚫ | 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. |
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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> |
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Latest revision as of 11:50, 25 June 2024
Admiral Andrew Kennedy Bickford | |
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Born | Madras, India | 16 July 1844
Died | 9 October 1927 Hove, England | (aged 83)
Allegiance | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Thalia Pacific Station |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Egyptian War |
Awards | Companion 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
[edit]Bickford was educated at the South Devon Collegiate School and Stubbington House School.[1]
Naval career
[edit]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
[edit]The Bickford Tower erected at Esquimalt, British Columbia for signalling purposes in 1901 is named after him.[2]
Family
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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)
- ^ a b c d Naval & Military Museum Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36720. London. 20 March 1902. p. 10.
- ^ "Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Dreadnought Era 1904-1945". Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Marriages". No. 18 April 1868. Cork Examiner. Note: Notice in the paper say Kathleen was daughter of the late Dr Dore.
- ^ "Deaths". Cork Examiner. 1 February 1847.
- ^ Note: In his book Light Airs and Gentle Breezes, Richard F. Bickford, gives date of Dr Dore's death as being much later.
- ^ Cormac Ó Gráda, University College Dublin. "Ireland's Great Famine". Economic History Association. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Obituary: Admiral Bickford". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 October 1927. p. 12. Retrieved 16 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
[edit]- 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