Richard Ford (Royal Marines Officer)
__NOTOC__ General Sir Richard Vernon Tredinnick Ford, (18 February 1878 – 12 April 1949) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Born on 18 February 1878, Ford was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery in 1896 and promoted to captain in 1903. During the First World War he commanded the Royal Navy Siege Guns at Dunkirk, as Second-in-Command of the Royal Marine Heavy Brigade, and then served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces. For these services he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In January 1928 Ford, by then a colonel, was made a companion of the Order of the Bath, and was an aide-de-camp to the King from 1929 to 1930. Appointed Adjutant-General Royal Marines in June 1930, then the highest appointment within the Royal Marines, he was elevated to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in January 1933. He retired in October 1933 with the rank of General. ...
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most densely populated city in the United Kingdom, with a population last recorded at 208,100. Portsmouth is located south-west of London and south-east of Southampton. Portsmouth is mostly located on Portsea Island; the only English city not on the mainland of Great Britain. Portsea Island has the third highest population in the British Isles after the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. Portsmouth also forms part of the regional South Hampshire conurbation, which includes the city of Southampton and the boroughs of Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant and Waterlooville. Portsmouth is one of the world's best known ports, its history can be traced to Roman times and has been a significant Royal Navy dockyard and base for centuries. Portsm ...
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