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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | Pears was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1885.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25485/pages/3002 no. 25485. p. 3002.] 30 June, 1885.</ref> | + | Pears was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25485/pages/3002 no. 25485. p. 3002.] 30 June, 1885.</ref> |
− | For his services in Benin, Pears was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 25 May, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26856/pages/2929 no. 26856. p. 2929.] 25 May, 1897.</ref> | + | For his services in Benin, Pears was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 25 May, 1897.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26856/pages/2929 no. 26856. p. 2929.] 25 May, 1897.</ref> |
− | Pears was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>''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> |
He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Triumph (1903)|''Triumph'']] on 12 November, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 387.</ref> | He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Triumph (1903)|''Triumph'']] on 12 November, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 387.</ref> | ||
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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 [[Tenth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Tenth Cruiser Squadron]].<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 [[Tenth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Tenth Cruiser Squadron]].<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 10 June, 1913. Issue '''40234''', col B, p. 5.</ref> | ||
− | Pears was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 February, 1914, vice [[Edward Eden Bradford|Bradford]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28801/pages/1176 no. 28801. p. 1176.] 13 February, 1914.</ref> | + | Pears was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 February, 1914, vice [[Edward Eden Bradford|Bradford]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28801/pages/1176 no. 28801. p. 1176.] 13 February, 1914.</ref> |
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
Pears was appointed to fly his flag at Invergordon on 13 August, 1914.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918). p. 3.</ref> | Pears was appointed to fly his flag at Invergordon on 13 August, 1914.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918). p. 3.</ref> | ||
− | 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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29886/supplements/1 (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 1.] 1 January, 1917.</ref> | + | 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.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29886/supplements/1 (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 1.] 1 January, 1917.</ref> |
==Post-War== | ==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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31099/supplements/111 (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 111.] 1 January, 1919.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 9 January vice [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Troubridge]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31136/pages/1073 no. 31136. p. 1073.] 21 January, 1919.</ref> He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 January, 1920,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31779/pages/1831 no. 31779. p. 1831.] 13 February, 1920.</ref> and was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32919/pages/2323 no. 32919. p. 2323.] 18 March, 1924.</ref> | + | 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.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31099/supplements/111 (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 111.] 1 January, 1919.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 9 January vice [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Troubridge]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31136/pages/1073 no. 31136. p. 1073.] 21 January, 1919.</ref> He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 January, 1920,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31779/pages/1831 no. 31779. p. 1831.] 13 February, 1920.</ref> and was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32919/pages/2323 no. 32919. p. 2323.] 18 March, 1924.</ref> |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== |
Revision as of 17:58, 24 September 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 was appointed command of the battleship Triumph on 12 November, 1907.[4]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Agamemnon on 5 April, 1910.[5]
On 21 December, 1911, Pears was appointed Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships.[6] On 5 April, 1913, he was appointed to Impregnable as Commodore, Second Class "in Charge of Boys' Training Service."[7] In the naval manœuvres of that year, he was given command of the Tenth Cruiser Squadron.[8]
Pears was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 February, 1914, vice Bradford.[9]
Great War
Pears was appointed to fly his flag at Invergordon on 13 August, 1914.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 9 January vice Troubridge.[13] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 January, 1920,[14] and was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.[15]
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.
- ↑ 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.
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 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
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