Wilbraham Ford

Admiral Sir Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford (19 January 1880 – 16 January 1964), was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was the Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron between 19 April 1934 and 20 April 1936.

Biography
Born on 1 January 1880 in Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, the son of Major C.W. Randle Ford. He joined the Royal Navy on 15 January 1894 as a cadet. Promoted to Captain he commanded HMS Diligence between 1 September 1922 and August 1923 then HMS Calliope as part of the Atlantic Fleet between 23 October 1924 and January 1925. Assigned to the shore establishment HMS President on 29 March 1926 and became the Director of Physical Training and Sports between 5 April 1926 and May 1926. Later transferred as the commanding officer to the training establishment HMS Ganges, Shotley and the Captain-in-Charge of Harwich Docks between 2 May 1927 and June 1928.

He commanded HMS Royal Oak as part of the Mediterranean Squadron between 8 May 1929 and April 1930. He was promoted to commanding officer of HMS Dryad (Navigation School) between 20 June 1930 and January 1932. He was the Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron between 19 April 1934 and 20 April 1936. He was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath on 4 June 1934. Between 26 January 1937 and December 1941 he was the Vice-Admiral-in-Charge, Malta & Admiral Superintendent HM Dockyard, Malta HMS St Angelo. He was awarded the Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John on 21 June 1938, the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 11 July 1940 and the Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1942. He was transferred as Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth with his flag in HMS Cochrane between 1 June 1942 and 1944. He retired from the Royal Navy in 1946.

He died on 16 January 1964.