Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick

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Admiral Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, as a Rear-Admiral during the First World War.
Portrait: Francis Dodd.

Admiral THE MUCH HONOURED SIR Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, G.C.B., M.V.O, Royal Navy (12 December, 1865 – 13 November, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Early Life & Career

Great War

On 8 February, 1915, Alexander-Sinclair was appointed Commodore, Second Class Commanding the First Light Cruiser Squadron, and he hoisted his broad pendant in the Galatea on 16 February.[1]

In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Alexander-Sinclair was appointed a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[2]. On 26 April, 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral,[3] and on 11 July he was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding, Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron with his flag in the Cardiff.[4]

Post-War Commands

On 4 October, 1926, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Browning.[5]

Who was Who

ALEXANDER-SINCLAIR, Admiral Sir Edwyn Sinclair GCB, 1930; KCB, 1919; CB 1916; MVO 1908

Born 1865; 2nd s of Capt. John Hobhouse Inglis Alexander, Royal Navy, CB (d 1875), and Isabella Barbara (d 1884), o d of late T. C. Hume; m 1st, 1892, Julia Margaret (d 1930), 3rd d of late Colonel Charles Vereker Hamilton Campbell of Netherplace, Ayrshire; two s one d; 2nd, 1933, Maud Kathleen, yr d of late Capt. S. Y. H. Davenport, and widow of Major W. R. Campbell, DSO, 14th Hussars. [Assumed additional surname of Sinclair, 1894]; died 13 Nov. 1945

JP, DL

CAREER Entered Navy, 1879; in command of Osborne Naval College, 1905–08; of Third Light Cruiser Squadron, 1917–20; Adm.-Superintendent Portsmouth Dockyard, 1920–22; commanded First Battle Squadron Atlantic Fleet, 1922–24; Com.-in-Chief, China Station, 1925–26; The Nore, 1927–30; served European War, battle of Jutland Bank, 1916 (despatches twice KCB, CB, Croix de Guerre, 3rd Class Order of St Vladimir, with swords, Russia); Vice-Adm., 1922; Adm., 1926; First and Principal Naval ADC to the King, 1930; retd list 1930

ADDRESS Dunbeath Castle, Caithness

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (March, 1915). p. 6.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
  4. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 5.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33209. p. 6440. 8 October, 1926.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 14 November, 1945. Issue 50299, col E, pg. 7.

Service Record


Command of H.M.S. Temeraire
Preceded by
Captain C. J. Eyres 		Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair
1 September, 1913 – 3 March, 1916 		Succeeded by
Captain E. V. Underhill
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