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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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