Edmund Radcliffe Pears
Vice-Admiral SIR Edmund Radcliffe Pears, K.B.E., C.B., R.N. (25 April, 1862 – 21 June, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Pears was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1885.[1]
For his services in Benin, Pears was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 25 May, 1897.[2]
Pears was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1903.[3]
He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Diadem in January 1905, but only for a single month.[4]
In June 1906, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Arrogant.[5]
He was appointed command of the battleship Triumph on 12 November, 1907.[6]
He was appointed as Captain of the battleship Agamemnon on 5 April, 1910.[7]
On 21 December, 1911, Pears was appointed Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships.[8] On 5 April, 1913, he was appointed to Impregnable as Commodore, Second Class "in Charge of Boys' Training Service."[9] In the naval manœuvres of that year, he was given command of the Tenth Cruiser Squadron.[10]
Pears was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 February, 1914, vice Bradford.[11]
Great War
Pears was appointed to fly his flag at Invergordon on 13 August, 1914.[12]
He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1917.[13]
Post-War
Pears was appointed a Knight Commander in the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 1 January, 1919.[14] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 9 January vice Troubridge.[15] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 January, 1920,[16] and was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.[17]
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral Sir Edmund Pears" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 24 June, 1941. Issue 48960, col E, p. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John M. de Robeck |
Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships 21 Dec, 1911[18] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain in Command, Tenth Cruiser Squadron 15 Jul, 1913[19] |
Succeeded by Sir Dudley R. S. de Chair as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Force B |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26856. p. 2929. 25 May, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 387.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 March, 1910. Issue 39219, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ "Greenwich Hospital Chapel" (News). The Times. Thursday, 21 December, 1911. Issue 39774, col G, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 8 April, 1913. Issue 40180, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 10 June, 1913. Issue 40234, col B, p. 5.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28801. p. 1176. 13 February, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 1. 1 January, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 111. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31136. p. 1073. 21 January, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1831. 13 February, 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32919. p. 2323. 18 March, 1924.
- ↑ "Greenwich Hospital Chapel" (News). The Times. Thursday, 21 December, 1911. Issue 39774, col G, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 July, 1913. Issue 40252, col D, p. 6.
