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