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On 23 January 1914, Edwards was appointed in command of the {{UK-Laforey|f=t}}, operating with the {{UK-DF|3}} out of Chatham.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 336.</ref>
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As a {{CommRN}}, Edwards was to obtain considerable command experience in destroyers.
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On 1 August, 1912, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wolverine}} of the {{UK-DF|3}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 397a.</ref>
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On 23 January 1914, Edwards was appointed in command of the {{UK-Laforey|f=t}}, also operating with the {{UK-DF|3}} out of Chatham.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 336.</ref>
  
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.

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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.

In December 1918, he assumed command of the light cruiser Birkenhead.[3] On 19 April 1919, he was made Captain of the light cruiser Canterbury.[4]

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 397a.
  2. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 336.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 740.

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