Edmund Radcliffe Pears
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
For his services in Benin, Pears was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 25 May, 1897.[1]
On 21 December, 1911, Pears was appointed Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships.[2] On 5 April, 1913, he was appointed to Impregnable as Commodore, Second Class "in Charge of Boys' Training Service."[3] In the naval manœuvres of that year, he was given command of the Tenth Cruiser Squadron.[4]
Pears was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 February, 1914, vice Bradford.[5]
Great War
Pears was appointed to fly his flag at Invergordon on 13 August, 1914.[6]
He was appointed a Companion of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1917.[7]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 9 January, 1919, vice Troubridge.[8] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26856. p. 2929. 25 May, 1897.
- ↑ "Greenwich Hospital Chapel" (News). The Times. Thursday, 21 December, 1911. Issue 39774, col G, pg. 4.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 8 April, 1913. Issue 40180, col F, pg. 5.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 10 June, 1913. Issue 40234, col B, pg. 5.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28801. p. 1176. 13 February, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 1. 1 January, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31136. p. 1073. 21 January, 1919.
- ↑ 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
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
