Edmund Alain Tremeur de Poher de la Poer
Edmond Alain Tremeur de Poher de la Poer (30 April, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
De la Poer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1905.[1]
De la Poer was appointed in command of the destroyer Lightning on 8 March, 1910.[2]
De la Poer was appointed in command of the destroyer Ouse on 17 April, 1912.[3]
De la Poer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1913.[4]
De la Poer was appointed to the battleship Monarch on 19 January, 1914. On 9 June, 1914, Lieutenant-Commander de la Poer married Marguerite Kathleen Gerard Walmesley at Brompton Oratory.[5]
De la Poer was appointed additional to the President on 31 December, 1917 "for S.C.S." and for command of the Chrysanthemum on commissioning.[6]
De la Poer was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 May, 1924 with the rank of Commander.[7]
In 1936, he changed his name by Deed Poll to Edmund Alain Tremeur de Poher Monsell.[8]
In August 1939, Commander Monsell rejoined the Royal Navy and was appointed to flagship at Chatham Pembroke for "NCS Duties Thames". On 4 November, 1940 he was appointed as N.C.S.O. Londonderry. On 18 May, 1943 he was appointed to the Pembroke again as additional for "N.T.J.", beginning these duties on 1 June, 1943. A further appointment to the Mentor for duties as R.N.O. Stornoway was cancelled on 24 July. Monsell returned to the Retired List on 1 September, 1943, having been discharged on 24 August.[9]
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/27.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Richard M. King |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 108 22 Oct, 1906[10][11] |
Succeeded by Alfred G. Peace |
| Preceded by Robert H. Ames |
Captain of H.M.S. Lightning 8 Mar, 1910[12] |
Succeeded by Thomas C. C. Bolster |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 26 15 Aug, 1910[13] |
Succeeded by John K. McLeod |
| Preceded by George H. Knowles |
Captain of H.M.S. Racehorse 25 Mar, 1911[14] |
Succeeded by Edward P. U. Pender |
| Preceded by Theodore E. J. Bigg |
Captain of H.M.S. Ness Nov, 1911[15] |
Succeeded by Henry P. Boxer |
| Preceded by Hamilton C. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Ouse 17 Apr, 1912[16] – Jan, 1914[Inference] |
Succeeded by Cyril P. Franklin |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Chrysanthemum 31 Dec, 1917[17] |
Succeeded by Frederic G. Schurr |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 352-8.
- ↑ de la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/27. f. 14.
- ↑ de la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/27. f. 14.
- ↑ de la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/27. f. 14.
- ↑ Monsell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143., f. 274.
- ↑ Monsell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143., f. 274.
- ↑ Initially appointed as Sub-Lieutenant in Command. De la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49, f. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 340.
- ↑ De la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49, f. 27.
- ↑ De la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49, f. 27.
- ↑ De la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49, f. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 353.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 757.
