Edmund Rupert Drummond
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Vice-Admiral THE HONOURABLE Edmund Rupert Drummond, C.B., M.V.O., R.N., Retired (8 May, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Leckhampsted.
Drummond was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1906 and lent for duty under the Canadian government.[1]
Drummond was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1914.
Drummond was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.
Drummond was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1925.
Drummond was appointed in command of the light cruiser Capetown in July, 1927.
Drummond was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 July, 1936.
Placed on the Retired List on 25 October 1938.
Drummond was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 1 January, 1940.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Herbert Meade |
Captain of H.M.S. Renown Aug, 1922 – 21 Dec, 1922 |
Succeeded by Norton A. Sulivan |
| Preceded by Oswald H. Dawson |
Captain of H.M.S. Capetown 1 Jul, 1927[2] – Jul, 1929 |
Succeeded by W. E. Campbell Tait |
| Preceded by Frederic N. Attwood |
Captain of H.M.S. Delhi c. mid 1932 – Dec, 1932 |
Succeeded by Henry B. Rawlings |
| Preceded by Henry B. Rawlings |
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa 1 Dec, 1932[3] – 3 Jan, 1933 |
Succeeded by Robert L. Burnett |
| Preceded by Arthur L. St. G. Lyster |
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch 3 Jan, 1933 – 17 Dec, 1934 |
Succeeded by Guy L. Warren |
| Preceded by Fischer B. Watson |
Captain of H.M.S. Dunedin Mar, 1935[4] – Nov, 1937[5] |
Succeeded by Henry B. Crane |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 227.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
