Difference between revisions of "Edward George Lowther-Crofton"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
(→‎Captain)
(→‎Service Records)
Line 31: Line 31:
 
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556999&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/89.]
 
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556999&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/89.]
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
 +
 +
 +
{{TabAppts}} 
 +
|align=center colspan=3|'''{{SOON}}''' <!-- EDITORS: remove this line when table seems complete -->
 +
|-
 +
<!-- EDITORS:  uncomment and alter second line as: office, predecessor, tenure, successor, e.g. |[[First Sea Lord]]|[[Joe Blow]]|Jan 1912 &ndash; 1914|Office abolished
 +
{{Appt
 +
|
 +
}}
 +
-->
 +
<!-- EDITORS:  uncomment and alter second line as: bare ship title, predecessor, tenure, successor, e.g. |[[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|[[Joe Blow]]|Jan 1912 &ndash; Mar 1914|[[Jack Blow]]
 +
{{ApptCapt
 +
|
 +
}}
 +
-->
 +
{{TabEnd}} 
  
 
[[Category:1873 births|Lowther-Crofton]]
 
[[Category:1873 births|Lowther-Crofton]]

Revision as of 16:08, 17 July 2012

Vice-Admiral Edward George Lowther-Crofton, D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (9 August, 1873 – 19 July, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lowther-Crofton was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant dated 14 September, 1892, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 14 March, 1893.[1]

Lowther-Crofton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1902, aged twenty-eight years, ten months and seventeen days.[2] He was appointed to the armoured cruiser Hogue on 1 July, 1903.[3] On 21 May, 1904, he was appointed Commander of the armoured cruiser Suffolk.[4]

Captain

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1909.[5] Although he had spent over seven years as a Commander, he was still only thirty-six when promoted to Captain.

He was appointed in command the battleship Cæsar on 1 February, 1915.[6]

Post-War

Lowther-Crofton was appointed to Hecla II as Senior Naval Officer, Buncrana, on 15 July, 1919.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 October, 1920, vice Powlett.[8]

Lowther-Crofton was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 March, 1926.[9]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26508. p. 2510. 1 May, 1894.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 24 June, 1903. Issue 37115, col E, pg. 9.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 26 April, 1904. Issue 37378, col E, pg. 10.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.
  6. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392o.
  7. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 July, 1919. Issue 42154, col G, pg. 16.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32081. p. 9891. 12 October, 1920.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Adml. Lowther-Crofton" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 24 July, 1942. Issue 49296, col E, pg. 7.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
 
Retrieved from "http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Edward_George_Lowther-Crofton&oldid=36569"