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Pears was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632.  p. 25.]  1 January, 1904.</ref>
 
Pears was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632.  p. 25.]  1 January, 1904.</ref>
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He assumed command of the {{UK-Diadem|f=t}} in January 1905, but only for a single month.{{MackieRNW}}
  
 
In June 1906, he assumed command of the {{UK-Arrogant|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
 
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He was appointed command of the battleship {{UK-Triumph}} on 12 November, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 387.</ref>  
 
He was appointed command of the battleship {{UK-Triumph}} on 12 November, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 387.</ref>  
  
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He was appointed as Captain of the battleship {{Agamemnon}} on 5 April, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 14 March, 1910.  Issue '''39219''', col E, p. 7.</ref>
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He was appointed as Captain of the battleship {{UK-Agamemnon}} on 5 April, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 14 March, 1910.  Issue '''39219''', col E, p. 7.</ref>
  
 
On 21 December, 1911, Pears was appointed [[Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships]].<ref>"Greenwich Hospital Chapel" (News).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 21 December, 1911.  Issue '''39774''', col G, p. 4.</ref>  On 5 April, 1913, he was appointed to ''Impregnable'' as {{Com2RN}} "in Charge of Boys' Training Service."<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 8 April, 1913.  Issue '''40180''', col F, p. 5.</ref>  In the naval manœuvres of that year, he was given command of the {{UK-CS|10}}.<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 10 June, 1913.  Issue '''40234''', col B, p. 5.</ref>
 
On 21 December, 1911, Pears was appointed [[Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships]].<ref>"Greenwich Hospital Chapel" (News).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 21 December, 1911.  Issue '''39774''', col G, p. 4.</ref>  On 5 April, 1913, he was appointed to ''Impregnable'' as {{Com2RN}} "in Charge of Boys' Training Service."<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 8 April, 1913.  Issue '''40180''', col F, p. 5.</ref>  In the naval manœuvres of that year, he was given command of the {{UK-CS|10}}.<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 10 June, 1913.  Issue '''40234''', col B, p. 5.</ref>

Revision as of 13:14, 21 October 2012

Vice-Admiral SIR Edmund Radcliffe Pears, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy (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]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26856. p. 2929. 25 May, 1897.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 387.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 March, 1910. Issue 39219, col E, p. 7.
  8. ↑ "Greenwich Hospital Chapel" (News). The Times. Thursday, 21 December, 1911. Issue 39774, col G, p. 4.
  9. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 8 April, 1913. Issue 40180, col F, p. 5.
  10. ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 10 June, 1913. Issue 40234, col B, p. 5.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28801. p. 1176. 13 February, 1914.
  12. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 1. 1 January, 1917.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 111. 1 January, 1919.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31136. p. 1073. 21 January, 1919.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1831. 13 February, 1920.
  17. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32919. p. 2323. 18 March, 1924.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral Sir Edmund Pears" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 24 June, 1941. Issue 48960, col E, pg. 7.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
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