Admiral Sir Randolph Frank Ollive Foote, KCB, CMG (14 May 1853 – 28 November 1931) was a Royal Navy officer.[1][2] A gunnery and ordnance specialist, he held several senior appointments in ordnance administration during his career.
The son of Captain John Foote, RN and the grandson of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward James Foote, Randolph Foote joined HMS Britannia as a cadet in April 1867. In 1897, he took part in the Benin Expedition as captain of HMS Forte, and for his service he was mentioned in despatches and appointed a CMG.[1]
In 1916, he was appointed a temporary major in the British Army.[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Admiral Sir R. Foote". The Times. 1 December 1931. pp. 19.
- ↑ "Randolph Frank Ollive Foote". http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Randolph_Frank_Ollive_Foote.
- ↑ "Admiral as Major". The Daily Telegraph. 10 August 1916. pp. 8.
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