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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Admiral Sir R. Foote". The Times. 1 December 1931. p. 19.
- ^ "Randolph Frank Ollive Foote". The Dreadnought Project. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Admiral as Major". The Daily Telegraph. 10 August 1916. p. 8.