Rear Admiral Frederick Tickell, CMG (7 March 1857 – 19 September 1919) was a senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy.
Tickell was born on 7 March 1857 in Amoy Harbour, China, to Captain George Tickell, a seaman and officer of the Royal Naval Reserve, and his wife Charlotte (née Crabbe).
The family settled in Melbourne in 1869 and Tickell was educated at Scotch College from 1870 to 1875.
He led the Victorian Naval Contingent during the Boxer Rebellion, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George and Mentioned in Despatches.
[1][2][3] Promoted to captain in 1900, Tickell transferred to the Commonwealth Naval Forces (redesignated the Royal Australian Navy in 1911) following Federation in 1901.