Sir Frederick Richards

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Sir Frederick Richards was a senior British Royal Navy officer of the 19th century who rose to become First Naval Lord and was honored through the naming of Richards Bay in South Africa.

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Sir Frederick Richards canonical 2

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instanceOf Royal Navy officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
appointedAs First Naval Lord in 1893 ⓘ
awardReceived Companion of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
birthDate 1833-11-18 ⓘ
birthPlace Penryn, Cornwall, England ⓘ
burialPlace Weston-super-Mare Cemetery ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
Crimean War ⓘ
First Boer War ⓘ
Second Opium War ⓘ
Third Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1912-09-28 ⓘ
deathPlace Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England ⓘ
education Royal Navy training ship HMS Illustrious ⓘ
fullName Frederick William Richards ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasNamesake Richards Bay ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
language English ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
monarchServed King Edward VII ⓘ
linked to: Edward VII

Queen Victoria ⓘ
namedAfter Sir Frederick Richards ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor senior command in multiple overseas stations of the Royal Navy ⓘ
serving as First Naval Lord of the Royal Navy ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
positionHeld Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, China Station ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth ⓘ
First Naval Lord ⓘ
promotedToRank Admiral ⓘ
Captain ⓘ
Rear Admiral ⓘ
Vice Admiral ⓘ
rank Admiral ⓘ
retirementYear 1899 ⓘ
serviceEndYear 1899 ⓘ
serviceStartYear 1848 ⓘ

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Richards Bay → namedAfter → Sir Frederick Richards ⓘ
Richards Bay → namedAfter → Sir Frederick Richards ⓘ
subject linked to: Sir Frederick Richards