| 词条 | O. L. A. Burford |
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Oliver Lambert Alan Burford R.A.N., A.D.C. (7 January 1860 – 23 October 1923), generally referred to as O. L. A. Burford, was an officer of the Royal Australian Navy. HistoryBurford was born in St. Peters, Hammersmith, Middlesex, to the Rev. Dr. Arthur Howard Burford and his wife Sarah Burford (née Spears).[1] In 1873 he was apprenticed to the merchant fleet of Taylor, Bethel and Roberts,[2] which between 1872 and 1878 traded to Brisbane and other ports in Australia, to India and South America, and while with them gained his Master's Certificate.[2] In 1882 he joined the Royal Navy,[1] and while with the service in Australia in October that year he joined the Victorian Navy. Before Federation each Colony had its own navy: South Australia had its HMCS Protector. In 1888 he was appointed Warrant Officer. In 1899 Burford was in the Victorian contingent which sailed to China to assist Britain in suppressing Chinese activism, dubbed the Boxer Rebellion. He served as gunner on HMS Phoenix.[2] By the time they arrived the insurrection had been largely subdued; nevertheless Burford, by now a Sub-Lieutenant, was entitled to the China War Medal.[1] Burford returned home in 1901 and was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer in the newly instituted Royal Australian Navy, then received a commission as Lieutenant in 1905. In 1 July 1911 Burford was appointed District Naval Officer, stationed at Port Adelaide, where he proved himself a thoroughly capable administrator.[2] The position was elevated to Acting Commander in 1912. Burford's diplomatic skills were put to the test during the 1916 South Australian coal strike,[1] when he was given the unenviable task of rationing this essential commodity, which he performed with cool efficiency.[2] By the outbreak of World War I Burford was too old for active service, and served on the mainland of Australia as Naval Transport Officer. He was promoted to Captain in April 1918, and transferred to Fremantle, Western Australia as District Naval Officer. In November 1922 he retired from the Navy to his farm "Tingira" (named for HMAS Tingira?) in West Warburton, and died less than a year later. Other interests
While in South Australia he was:
While in Western Australia:
FamilyBurford married Ellen Beatrice McMillan ( – 28 August 1942) at Williamstown, Victoria in 1887. They had five children.[4]
Nellie, his youngest daughter, may have lived with her mother and nursed her father, as his real estate was shared equally between her and his widow, while other assets were left to his other children.[4] References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5532087 |title=Coal Supplies Commandeered |newspaper=The Advertiser (Adelaide) |volume=LIX, |issue=18,116 |location=South Australia |date=4 November 1916 |accessdate=9 June 2018 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burford, Oliver}}2. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14377490 |title=With the Australian Naval Contingent |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=19,508 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=20 September 1900 |accessdate=9 June 2018 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87538509 |title=Obituary |newspaper=The Chronicle (Adelaide) |volume=LXVI, |issue=3,501 |location=South Australia |date=27 October 1923 |accessdate=8 June 2018 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://www.cerberus.com.au/muster_dadabik/index.php?table_name=crew&function=details&where_field=ID&where_value=16|title=Victorian Naval Forces Muster: Oliver Lambert Alan Burford|publisher=Friends of the Cerberus (Victorian Navy) Inc.|accessdate=9 June 2018}} A useful resource though marred by spelling errors. 3 : 1860 births|1923 deaths|Royal Australian Navy officers |
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