Edward Davis

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search

Honorary Lieutenant Edward Davis, R.N. ( – 11 November, 1918) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

His date of birth is not noted on his Service Record.

Davis was promoted to the rank of Boatswain on 7 October, 1875.

Davis was promoted to the rank of Chief Boatswain on 1 April, 1896.

Pensioned on 31 March, 1905.

Davis was promoted to the rank of Honorary Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906. I think he is the only man I've seen with ah honorary rank.

Davis was called up for service during the Great War, handling mail duties at Pembroke and then unstated duties at Wildfire. He reverted to the Retired List on 1 November, 1917 and died on the last day of the war.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles E. Bryant
Captain of H.M.S. Blazer
24 Feb, 1915[1] – late 1916
Succeeded by
William Cooper
Preceded by
William Cooper
Captain of H.M.S. Blazer
24 Feb, 1915[2]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392m.
  2. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391u.