Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke

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Captain Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

As a Commander, Pyddoke was appointed captain of the destroyer Grafton of the Training Squadron on 9 April, 1913.[1] He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1914.[2]

He was appointed command of the battleship Mars on 7 September, 1915.[3]

He retired on 9 October, 1916.

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederic A. Whitehead
[[H.M.S. Grafton (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. Grafton]]
9 Apr, 1913[4] – ?
Succeeded by
Hugh L. P. Heard
Preceded by
Richard M. Harbord-Hamond
[[H.M.S. Mars (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. Mars]]
7 Sep, 1915[5] – ?
Succeeded by
Charles B. Dickson

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 322.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 28842. p. 4880. 22 June, 1914.
  3. The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 322.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396.