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| − | '''Edward Douglas Wyndham Lawford''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Edward Douglas Wyndham Lawford''', D.S.O., R.N. (20 February, 1887 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Lawford apparently did not enter the navy via {{UK-1Britannia}}. His first appointment is noted as being in {{UK-Archer}} from 1 October, 1912. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} (supplementary) on 1 April, 1913 and made first officer in October 1913, staying with {{UK-Archer}} until she reduced on 4 March, 1915. | |
| − | Lawford was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | Lawford was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 30 July, 1919. He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} (retired) on 1 April, 1921. |
| − | Lawford was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Lawford was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) on 26 February, 1929. |
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| + | ==World War II== | ||
| + | Lawford received a D.S.O. for taking a convoy to Northern Russia in the face of relentless submarine and air attack. | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Conyngham Charles Denison|Conyngham C. Dennison]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 16 (1907)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 16]]'''<br>24 Jun, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 400}} – 25 Jan, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Sydney Egerton|Hugh S. Egerton]]'''}} |
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Alan Pennington Legh|John A. P. Legh]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rother (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rother'']]'''<br>25 Jan, 1917 – 26 Jun, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Mortimer Hawkins|Ernest M. Hawkins]]'''}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Owen Joyce|Harold O. Joyce]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Contest (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Contest'']]'''<br>26 Jun, 1917 – 18 Jul, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Bruce England|Richard B. England]]'''}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Rudolph Ernest Wilbraham Perryman|Cecil R. E. W. Perryman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lydiard (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lydiard'']]'''<br>18 Jul, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 395''i''}} – 10 Apr, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Torkel Lundholm|Torkel Lundholm]]'''}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Edward Henry Graham Hobart|Francis E. H. G. Hobart]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ulster (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ulster'']]'''<br>10 Apr, 1918 – 5 Oct, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Alan Pennington Legh|John A. P. Legh]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 29 September 2017
Commander (retired) Edward Douglas Wyndham Lawford, D.S.O., R.N. (20 February, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lawford apparently did not enter the navy via Britannia. His first appointment is noted as being in Archer from 1 October, 1912. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (supplementary) on 1 April, 1913 and made first officer in October 1913, staying with Archer until she reduced on 4 March, 1915.
Lawford was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 30 July, 1919. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 1 April, 1921.
Lawford was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 26 February, 1929.
World War II
Lawford received a D.S.O. for taking a convoy to Northern Russia in the face of relentless submarine and air attack.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Conyngham C. Dennison |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 16 24 Jun, 1916[1] – 25 Jan, 1917 |
Succeeded by Hugh S. Egerton |
| Preceded by John A. P. Legh |
Captain of H.M.S. Rother 25 Jan, 1917 – 26 Jun, 1917 |
Succeeded by Ernest M. Hawkins |
| Preceded by Harold O. Joyce |
Captain of H.M.S. Contest 26 Jun, 1917 – 18 Jul, 1917 |
Succeeded by Richard B. England |
| Preceded by Cecil R. E. W. Perryman |
Captain of H.M.S. Lydiard 18 Jul, 1917[2] – 10 Apr, 1918 |
Succeeded by Torkel Lundholm |
| Preceded by Francis E. H. G. Hobart |
Captain of H.M.S. Ulster 10 Apr, 1918 – 5 Oct, 1918 |
Succeeded by John A. P. Legh |
| Preceded by Walter O. H. Lambert |
Captain of H.M.S. Pasley 25 Mar, 1919[3] – 2 Sep, 1919 |
Succeeded by Harold P. Keeley |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 861.
