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

Edwyn Sinclair Alexander was born at Malta on 12 December, 1865, the second son of Captain John Hobhouse Inglis Alexander, C.B., Royal Navy, and Isabella Barbara.

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1890.[1] On 18 February he was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Tracey, Rear-Admiral Second-in-Command of the Channel Squadron.[2]

Alexander-Sinclair was promoted to the rank of Commander on 11 January, 1901.[3]

Captain

Alexander-Sinclair was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1905.[4]

On 1 September, 1913, he was appointed in command of Temeraire.[5]

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.[6]

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.).[7]. On 26 April, 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral,[8] and on 11 July he was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding, Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron with his flag in the Cardiff.[9]

Post-War Commands

Alexander-Sinclair was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 April, 1922, vice Phipps Hornby.[10]

On 4 October, 1926, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Browning.[11]

Alexander-Sinclair was appointed First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 23 May, 1930.[12] He was placed on the Retired List on 12 December.[13] In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June of that year, Alexander-Sinclair was appointed a Knight Grand Cross in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (G.C.B.).[14]

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. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 8 February, 1890. Issue 32930, col B, pg. 6.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27266. p. 310. 15 January, 1901.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  5. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 384.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (March, 1915). p. 6.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
  9. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 5.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32668. p. 2934. 11 April, 1922.
  11. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33209. p. 6440. 8 October, 1926.
  12. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33608. p. 3233. 23 May, 1930.
  13. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33670. p. 8076. 16 December, 1930.
  14. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33611. p. 3475. 3 June, 1918.

Bibliography

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

Service Record


Naval Offices
Preceded by
Cresswell J. Eyres 		Commanding Officer of
H.M.S. Temeraire
1913 – 1916 		Succeeded by
Edwin V. Underhill
Preceded by
Sir William E. Goodenough 		First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp
1930 		Succeeded by
Sir Walter H. Cowan, Bart.
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