OLD ADMIRAL DEAD
SIR FRANCIS BRIDGEMAN British Official Wireless RUGBY, Wednesday. Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman died suddenly at Nashau, Bahamas, where he had gone to spend the winter. He was in his 81st year. Sir Francis had a distinguished career. He was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet in the North Sea, and contributed largely to the establishment of the Grand Fleet. The late Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman was the fourth son of the Rev. W. Bridgeman Simpson, rector of Bobworth, Notts. He was born on December 7, 1848, and he entered the navy in 1862. He rapidly rose in rank, and was a Lord of the Admiralty, 1910-11: First Sea Lord, 1911-12; and Commander of the Home Fleet, 1911. He was created a knight in 1908.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 594, 21 February 1929, Page 9
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195OLD ADMIRAL DEAD Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 594, 21 February 1929, Page 9
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