Edward Balfour Cloete
Rear-Admiral Edward Balfour Cloete (10 April, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cloete was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1905.[1]
Cloete was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[2]
Post-War
Cloete was appointed in command of the gunboat Tarantula on 7 May, 1920.[3]
Cloete was appointed to Revenge as Fleet (N) Officer on 15 August, 1924.[4]
Cloete was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925 and superseded as Fleet (N) Officer the next day.[5]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Lowestoft on 17 November, 1926.
In November, 1929, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort.
As he completed an appointment in command of Boscawen in mid-1936, Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Kelly recorded that Cloete had excelled at the posting, but in consideration of possible advancement to flag rank, he considered him as being "quite unsuitable as a Flag Officer at Sea."[6]
Cloete was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 21 June, 1936.[7]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by George S. Brown |
Captain of H.M.S. Tarantula 17 May, 1920[8] – Jan, 1922[9] |
Succeeded by Cecil J. Crocker |
Preceded by George W. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. Lowestoft 17 Nov, 1926[10][11] – 11 Dec, 1928[12] |
Succeeded by John H. Young |
Preceded by Frederic A. H. Russel |
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort 3 Nov, 1929[13] – 4 May, 1931[14] |
Succeeded by James R. C. Cavendish |
Preceded by Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston |
Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Devonport 3 Nov, 1929[15] – 4 May, 1931[16] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Alan R. Dewar |
Captain of H.M.S. Mackay 10 Dec, 1931[17] – Dec, 1932[18] |
Succeeded by Charles F. Harris |
Preceded by Alan R. Dewar |
Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla 10 Dec, 1931[19] – Dec, 1932[20] |
Succeeded by Charles F. Harris |
Preceded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard 13 Feb, 1933[21] – 3 May, 1935[22] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Francis E. Travers |
Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Boscawen 9 May, 1935[23][24] – 12 Jul, 1936[25] |
Succeeded by James Powell |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 15.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 870.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 252.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 218.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.