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'''Ernest Leslie Cardale''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Ernest Leslie Cardale''' (16 September, 1879 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Stoke, Devon the son of Admiral [[Charles Searle Cardale]].<ref>Cardale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/127.|D7603379}} f. 131.</ref>
  
Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
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On 3 August, 1898, he was ordered home from service in the Pacific aboard the {{UK-Imperieuse|f=t}} to take up an appointment to the [[Training Squadron]], arriving in England on 15 October.  He served in the {{UK-1Raleigh|f=t}} from 5 November, 1898 until 15 September, 1899.<ref>Cardale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/127.|D7603379}} f. 131.</ref>
  
Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
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Appointed to the {{UK-Vindictive}} in the Mediterranean on 4 July, 1900, Cardale was re-appointed to the ship, additional upon his promotion to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1901.<ref>Cardale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/127.|D7603379}} f. 131.</ref>
  
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Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>Cardale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/127.|D7603379}} f. 131.</ref>
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Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1901.{{NLMar13|p. 13}}
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Cardale was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rival|f=t}} on 5 November, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 896}}
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On 23 September 1912, he was admitted to Plymouth Hospital to be treated for an inguinal hernia on the right side.  He was declared fit on 14 December.<ref>Cardale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/127.|D7603379}} f. 131.</ref>
  
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==Great War==
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Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1915.<ref>Cardale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/127.|D7603379}} f. 131.</ref>
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Cardale married Katherine Gwen Mudge on 14 July, 1915 at Plympton St. Mary, in Devon.
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Cardale was tried by a Court Martial on 22 February, 1917 for stranding {{UK-Crusader}} and was acquitted.  On 19 May, 1917 there was a collision between {{UK-Nugent}} and {{UK-Myngs}}, resulting in Cardale being relieved in command of ''Nugent'' in June and being unemployed for about a month until his appointment in command of the comparatively modest {{UK-Harpy|f=cp}} on 12 July, 1917.<ref>Cardale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/127.|D7603379}} f. 131.</ref>
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Cardale was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rival|f=t}} in the waning days of the war, on 5 November, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 896}}
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==Post-War==
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Taurus|f=t}} on 13 November, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 871}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Taurus|f=t}} on 13 November, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 871}}
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Cardale was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 3 May, 1925.<ref>Cardale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/127.|D7603379}} f. 131.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 10:51, 20 July 2016

Captain (retired) Ernest Leslie Cardale (16 September, 1879 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Stoke, Devon the son of Admiral Charles Searle Cardale.[1]

On 3 August, 1898, he was ordered home from service in the Pacific aboard the armoured cruiser Imperieuse to take up an appointment to the Training Squadron, arriving in England on 15 October. He served in the screw frigate Raleigh from 5 November, 1898 until 15 September, 1899.[2]

Appointed to the Vindictive in the Mediterranean on 4 July, 1900, Cardale was re-appointed to the ship, additional upon his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1901.[3]

Cardale was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1909.[4]

On 23 September 1912, he was admitted to Plymouth Hospital to be treated for an inguinal hernia on the right side. He was declared fit on 14 December.[5]

Great War

Cardale was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[6]

Cardale married Katherine Gwen Mudge on 14 July, 1915 at Plympton St. Mary, in Devon.

Cardale was tried by a Court Martial on 22 February, 1917 for stranding Crusader and was acquitted. On 19 May, 1917 there was a collision between Nugent and Myngs, resulting in Cardale being relieved in command of Nugent in June and being unemployed for about a month until his appointment in command of the comparatively modest Beagle Class destroyer H.M.S. Harpy on 12 July, 1917.[7]

Cardale was appointed in command of the destroyer Rival in the waning days of the war, on 5 November, 1918.[8]

Post-War

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Taurus on 13 November, 1919.[9]

Cardale was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 3 May, 1925.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George K. Chetwode
Captain of H.M.S. Teazer
4 Sep, 1906[11]
Succeeded by
Stuart D. Blair
Preceded by
Geoffrey Mackworth
Captain of H.M.S. Arab
9 Jun, 1909[12] – 8 Feb, 1910[13][14]
Succeeded by
Austin C. Ackland
Preceded by
Thomas C. H. Williams
Captain of H.M.S. Syren
10 Aug, 1915[15] – Nov, 1916
Succeeded by
Wiliam D. Irvin
Preceded by
Edward R. G. R. Evans
Captain of H.M.S. Crusader
11 Nov, 1916[16] – late Nov, 1916[17][18]
Succeeded by
John R. Johnston
Preceded by
Wellwood G. C. Maxwell
Captain of H.M.S. Harpy
12 Jul, 1917[19] – 1918[Inference]
Succeeded by
Valentine Searles-Wood
Preceded by
Alexander S. Douglas
Captain of H.M.S. Rival
5 Nov, 1918[20]
Succeeded by
Alfred E. Evans
Preceded by
John I. Hallett
Captain of H.M.S. Taurus
13 Nov, 1919[21]
Succeeded by
John Fawcett

Footnotes

  1. Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/127. f. 131.
  2. Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/127. f. 131.
  3. Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/127. f. 131.
  4. Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/127. f. 131.
  5. Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/127. f. 131.
  6. Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/127. f. 131.
  7. Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/127. f. 131.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 896.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 871.
  10. Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/127. f. 131.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 383.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 278.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 278.
  14. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 278.
  15. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398m.
  16. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393k.
  17. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393k.
  18. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392x.
  19. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394g.
  20. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 896.
  21. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 871.

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