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Rear-Admiral Edward Balfour Cloete (10 April, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Contents
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Cloete was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925 and superseded as Fleet (N) Officer the next day.[5]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.
Cloete was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 21 June, 1936.[6]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by George S. Brown |
Captain of H.M.S. Tarantula 7 May, 1920[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by George W. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. Lowestoft Nov, 1926[8] |
Succeeded by John H. Young |
Preceded by Aubrey T. Tillard |
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort Nov, 1929[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 870.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.