Wilbraham Ford

Sir Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford
Admiral Sir Wilbraham Ford in 1943
Born	19 January 1880 Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Died	16 January 1964(1964-01-16) (aged 83)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1894–1946
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth (1942–44) Flag Officer, Malta (1937–41) HM Australian Squadron (1934–36) HMS Dryad (1930–32) HMS Royal Oak (1929–30) HMS Ganges (1927–28) HMS Calliope (1924–25) HMS Diligence (1922–23)
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John

Admiral Sir Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford, KCB, KBE, OStJ (19 January 1880 – 16 January 1964) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was the Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron from April 1934 to April 1936.

Naval career

Ford was born on 1 January 1880 in Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, the son of Major C.W. Randle Ford. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet on 15 January 1894, was promoted to sub-lieutenant a couple of years later, and to lieutenant on 26 June 1902.^[1] Promoted to captain he commanded HMS Diligence between 1 September 1922 and August 1923 then HMS Calliope as part of the Atlantic Fleet between 23 October 1924 and January 1925. Assigned to the shore establishment HMS President on 29 March 1926 and became the Director of Physical Training and Sports between 5 April 1926 and May 1926.^[2] Later transferred as the commanding officer to the training establishment HMS Ganges, Shotley^[2] and the Captain-in-Charge of Harwich Docks between 2 May 1927 and June 1928.

He commanded HMS Royal Oak^[2] as part of the Mediterranean Squadron between 8 May 1929 and April 1930. He was promoted to commanding officer of HMS Dryad (Navigation School) between 20 June 1930 and January 1932.^[2] He was the Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron between 19 April 1934 and 20 April 1936.^[2] He was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath on 4 June 1934.^[3] Between 26 January 1937 and December 1941 he was the Vice-Admiral-in-Charge, Malta and Admiral Superintendent Malta Dockyard with his flag in HMS St Angelo.^[2] He was awarded the Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John on 21 June 1938, the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 11 July 1940 and the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1942.^[4] He was transferred as Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth with his flag in HMS Cochrane between 1 June 1942 and 1944.^[2] He retired from the Royal Navy in 1946.

He died on 16 January 1964.^[5]

Notes

↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June 1902.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34056. p. 3557. 4 June 1934. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 34525. p. 4070. 24 June 1938. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 43239. p. 1226. 7 February 1964. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

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Military offices
Preceded by Robin Dalglish	Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron 1934–1936	Succeeded by Richard Lane-Poole
Preceded by Sir Wilfred French	Flag Officer, Malta 1937–1941	Succeeded by Sir Ralph Leatham
Preceded by Sir Charles Ramsey	Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth 1942–1944	Succeeded by Sir William Whitworth

Fleet Commanders of the Royal Australian Navy

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet	Sir George Patey Sir William Pakenham Arthur Leveson Sir Lionel Halsey John Dumaresq Albert Addison Thomas Wardle

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron	George Hyde Edward Evans Leonard Holbrook Robin Dalglish Wilbraham Ford Richard Lane-Poole Wilfred Custance Wilfrid Patterson John Crace Victor Crutchley John Collins Charles Nichols Harold Farncomb John Collins Harold Farncomb

Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet	John Eccles John Eaton Roy Dowling Henry Burrell David Harries Henry Burrell Galfrey Gatacre Hastings Harrington Alan McNicoll Otto Becher Thomas Morrison Victor Smith Richard Peek Gordon Crabb David Stevenson William Dovers David Stevenson William Dovers Anthony Synnot David Wells Geoffrey Gladstone Neil McDonald James Willis David Leach Peter Doyle John Stevens Michael Hudson Geoffrey Woolrych Ian Knox Peter Sinclair

Maritime Commander Australia	Peter Sinclair Ian MacDougall Ken Doolan Robert Walls Donald Chalmers Chris Oxenbould Chris Ritchie John Lord Geoffrey Smith Raydon Gates Rowan Moffitt Davyd Thomas

Commander Australian Fleet	Davyd Thomas Nigel Coates Steve Gilmore Tim Barrett Stuart Mayer

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