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Revision as of 14:07, 27 May 2014
Graham Richard Leicester Edwards ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
As a Commander, Edwards was to obtain considerable command experience in destroyers.
On 1 August, 1912, he was appointed in command of the Wolverine of the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[1]
On 23 January 1914, Edwards was appointed in command of the destroyer Laforey, also operating with the Third Destroyer Flotilla out of Chatham.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.
On 16 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birkenhead.[3] On 19 April 1919, he was made Captain of the light cruiser Canterbury.[4]
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolverine 1 Aug, 1912[5] – ? |
Succeeded by Osmond J. Prentis |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Laforey 23 Jan, 1914[6] – ? |
Succeeded by Robert A. Hornell |
| Preceded by Arthur M. Stancomb |
Captain of H.M.S. Birkenhead 16 Dec, 1918[7] – ? |
Succeeded by Henry W. Osburn |
| Preceded by Percy M. R. Royds |
Captain of H.M.S. Canterbury 16 Apr, 1919[8] – ? |
Succeeded by Edward A. Astley-Rushton |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 397a.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 336.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 741.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 740.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 397a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 740.
