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'''William Ricketts''' (14 October, | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''William Ricketts''' (14 October, 1857 – 6 December, 1921) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
Note: there was another William Ricketts who was a {{GunnerRN}} with seniority as a warrant officer of 23 December 1865. | |||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Revision as of 14:46, 13 December 2017
Captain (retired) William Ricketts (14 October, 1857 – 6 December, 1921) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Note: there was another William Ricketts who was a Gunner with seniority as a warrant officer of 23 December 1865.
Life & Career
Ricketts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 4 February, 1881.
Ricketts was appointed in command of the destroyer Ferret on 20 March, 1895.[1]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John Hext |
Captain of H.M.S. Decoy 14 Feb, 1881[2] – 18 Mar, 1881[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by The Hon. Patrick M. Hely-Hutchinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell 31 Jan, 1893[4] |
Succeeded by The Hon. George A. Hardinge |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret 20 Mar, 1895[5] |
Succeeded by Philip C. Musgrave |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue 34525, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 256.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue 34525, col C, p. 11.
