Edward Masterman Loly

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Captain (retired) Edward Masterman Loly (9 March, 1896 – 18 February, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of schoolmaster Gustave Loly, Esq..

Loly was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1917.

Loly was appointed in command of the submarine H 22 on 8 July, 1920.[1]

Loly was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1925.

Loly was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1930.

World War II

Suffering from tuberculosis at Durban, Loly was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit at the rank of Captain on 22 November, 1941. He would die in February of 1942.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Gerald A. Garnons-Williams
Captain of H.M.S. H 22
8 Jul, 1920[2][3] – 1 Dec, 1922[4]
Succeeded by
Charles O'Callaghan
Preceded by
Colin Mayers
Captain of H.M.S. L 25
1 Sep, 1924[5][6] – 3 Apr, 1925[7]
Succeeded by
James L. Boyd
Preceded by
Arthur L. Noakes
Captain of H.M.S. L 22
3 Apr, 1925[8] – 14 Sep, 1925[9]
Succeeded by
Arthur S. Lindsell
Preceded by
Andrew L. Besant
Captain of H.M.S. L 25
1 Sep, 1927[10] – 21 May, 1928[11]
Succeeded by
Thomas I. S. Bell
Preceded by
Frank E. Getting
as Captain of H.M.A.S. Oxley
Captain of H.M.S. Oxley
10 Apr, 1931[12]
Succeeded by
William R. Fell
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Clyde
10 Apr, 1934[13]
Succeeded by
Edward M. Loly
Preceded by
Edward M. Loly
Captain of H.M.S. Clyde
9 Feb, 1935[14]
Succeeded by
Hugo M. C. Ionides
Preceded by
Charles N. Lentaigne
Captain of H.M.S. Westcott
1 Jan, 1937[15]
Succeeded by
Cyril J. Firth

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
  3. Loly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/84. f. 84.
  4. Loly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/84. f. 84.
  5. Loly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/84. f. 84.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 250.
  7. Loly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/84. f. 84.
  8. Loly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/84. f. 84.
  9. Loly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/84. f. 84.
  10. Loly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/84. f. 84.
  11. Loly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/84. f. 84.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 257.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 223.
  14. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 223.
  15. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 291.