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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]</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 |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Thursday |date=20 March 1902 |page_number=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}}</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 |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Thursday |date=20 March 1902 |page_number=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}}</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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Andrew Kennedy Bickford | |
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| Born | 16 July 1844 Madras, India |
| Died | 9 October 1927 (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
Bickford was educated at the South Devon Collegiate School and Stubbington House School.[1]
Naval career
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
The Bickford Tower erected at Esquimalt, British Columbia for signalling purposes in 1901 is called after him.[2]
Family
Bickford married Kathleen Dore on the 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 inflammation of the lung during the Irish famine.[6] 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.[7] Kathleen's mother, Catherine Power, was sister of Maurice Power, Member of Parliament for Cork 1847-1852.
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
References
- ^ "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. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Dreadnought Era 1904-1945". 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 Feb 1847. Note: In his book Light Airs and Gentle Breezes, Richard F. Bickford, gives date of Dr Dore's death as being much later.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Cormac Ó Gráda, University College Dublin. "Ireland's Great Famine". Economic History Association. Retrieved 17 July 2014.