Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford KCB (1838–30 January 1913[1]) was Governor of Western Australia from 24 March 1903 to 22 April 1909. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting His father was a Vice-Admiral. Sir Frederick joined the Royal Navy at the age of 14, and also served in the Crimean War. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought
In 1894, Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford was involved in an action against Nana Chief of Benin. Brohomi was burnt down in 1894 by a combined force of the British Naval Brigade and the Niger Coast Protectorate Force under Sir Frederick Bedford, KCB and the Consul-General Ralph Moor, KCMG. A Naval Brigade is a body of Sailors serving in a ground combat role to augment land forces It is believed over 500-600 slaves were freed during the operation.
On 22 February 1895, a British naval force, under the command of Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford at the behest of the Royal Niger Company, granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria in 1886, laid siege on Brass, the chief city of the Ljo people of Nembe in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Royal Niger Company was a mercantile company chartered by the British government in the nineteenth century Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a
In 1896 he was a rear admiral and already knighted to KCB and by 1899 he was a Vice-Admiral. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George
After becoming Governor in 1903, on 4 June 1907 he officiated at the opening of the Royal Fremantle Golf Club in Western Australia, but it was not until March 1909 that the complete 18 hole course was available. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
His son became Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Edward Frederick Bedford; KCB, CSI; who married Mrs Gladys Bedford. While residing at Easthampnett, their son Frederick (named for his grandfather) who had become a Lieutenant Fleet Air Arm; a Senior Observer was killed in action over St Pauls Bay, Malta on the 21 February 1942, aged 22 years and is buried in Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery. The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Legacy in Western Australia
- A suburb - Bedfordale situated 30km from Perth GPO is named for Governor F. G. D. Bedford and he named several streets for famous Admirals.
- A suburb - Bedford situated 6km from Perth GPO arose during the Western Australia gold-boom of the 1890's, named in honour of Governor F. G. D. Bedford; the area was called "Bedford Park" following subdivision by the International Investment Land and Building Co. Ltd. of Sydney and Gold Estates of Australia (an English company).
Notes
- ^ Who's Who 1914, p. xxi
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| Preceded by Captain Sir Arthur Lawley |
Governor of Western Australia 1903–1909 |
Succeeded by Sir Gerald Strickland |