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Admiral Sir Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman GCB, GCVO (7 December 1848 – 17 February 1929) was a British sailor. Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ...
Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ...
December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The son of Reverend William Bridgeman Simpson and Lady Frances Laura Wentworth FitzWilliam, and descendant of the 1st Baron Bradford was Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII between 1901 and 1903. From 1907 to 1909, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, from 1909 to 1911 he was Second Sea Lord and First Sea Lord of the Admiralty in 1911 and 1912. By 1922, he had become Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom and held this post until 1929. An aide-de-camp (French: camp assistant) is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state. ...
Edward VII King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King Edward VII (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth realms, and the Emperor of India. ...
Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ...
The Home Fleet is the traditional name of the fleet of the Royal Navy that protects the United Kingdoms territorial waters. ...
The Second Sea Lord is one of the senior admirals of the Royal Navy. ...
The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ...
Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ...
The Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is an (now honorary) office generally held by a senior retired Royal Navy admiral. ...
Invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1911, and of the Order of the Bath one year later, Bridgeman was also a Commander of the Legion of Honour (2nd class), and of the Saviour of Greece. Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ...
Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ...
Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. ...
French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (in Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ...
The Order of the Redeemer (Greek Τάγμα ÏοÏ
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On 6 November 1889, he married Emily Charlotte Shiffner, daughter of Thomas Shiffner. November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ...
Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
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December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Further reading - Stewart Ross (1998). Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman. ISBN 0-9523628-8-0.
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Admiral Sir Charles Adam, KCB (6 October 1780 â 19 September 1853) was a British naval officer. ...
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The second Admiral Sir William Parker was born on December 1, 1781, at Almington, Staffordshire, England. ...
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Sir Charles Madden when he was Vice Admiral. ...
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Bronze bust of Lord Cunningham, looking at Nelsons column and Whitehall Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (7 January 1883 - 12 June 1963), familiarly known as ABC, was the most famous British admiral of World War II, winning distinction in Mediterranean battles in 1940 and 1941, then...
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