Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield
Rear-Admiral SIR Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield, K.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (10 April, 1861 – 19 July, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield was born on 10 April, 1861, the youngest son of Admiral Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield, commander of the Arctic relief expedition of 1853. He was a cousin of Frederick Samuel Inglefield (later Admiral Sir Frederick Inglefield).
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 29 June, 1883.[1]
He was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral St. G. C. D'Arcy Irvine on 1 September, 1888.[2]
Inglefield was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, aged thirty-four years, two months, and twenty days.[3]
Captain
Inglefield was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1901.[4]
He was appointed command of the armoured cruiser Antrim on 24 June, 1905.[5]
He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 March, 1911.[6]
Inglefield was appointed a Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 1 January, 1919.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25247. p. 3378. 3 July, 1883.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 23 August, 1888. Issue 32472, col B, pg. 8.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 698.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28474. p. 2055. 10 March, 1911.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 111. 1 January, 1919.
Bibliography
- "Rear-Adm. Sir Edward Inglefield" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 23 July, 1945. Issue 50201, col F, pg. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
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