Edward Arthur Aylmer

Captain Edward Arthur Aylmer, D.S.C., R.N. (20 March, 1892 – 30 October, 1974) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Colonel F. A. Aylmer, R.A., Retired.

Aylmer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 16 December, 1914.

Post-War

Aylmer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 16 December, 1922.

Aylmer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.

Aylmer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.

Place on the Retired List on 7 July 1944.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Henry E. Smyth	Captain of H.M.S. H 21 17 Aug, 1918 – 31 Jan, 1920	Succeeded by Alexander McG. McCulloch
Preceded by Eric B. Tod	Captain of H.M.S. L 14 31 Jan, 1920 – 15 Jun, 1920	Succeeded by Theodore F. A. Voysey
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. L 21 15 Jun, 1920 – 14 Aug, 1920	Succeeded by John D. A. Musters
Preceded by John Creswell	Captain of H.M.S. R 4 1 Feb, 1923 – 20 Jun, 1924	Succeeded by Lewis B. A. Majendie
Preceded by Fitzroy H. D. Byron	Captain of H.M.S. L 23 20 Jun, 1924 – 24 Jul, 1926	Succeeded by Harold E. Spragge
Preceded by Charles H. Allen	Captain of H.M.S. Alecto 24 Jul, 1926 – 15 Oct, 1926	Succeeded by Charles H. Allen
Preceded by Frederick H. Taylor	Captain of H.M.S. Adamant 12 Nov, 1926 – 19 Jul, 1927	Succeeded by Frank P. Busbridge
Preceded by Alexander B. Greig	Captain of H.M.S. Fermoy 15 Aug, 1927 – 19 Sep, 1927	Succeeded by Alexander B. Greig
Preceded by Oswald E. Hallifax	Captain of H.M.S. Ross 17 Dec, 1928 – 15 Jan, 1929	Succeeded by Gerald E. Colpoys
Preceded by Edward G. Stanley	Captain of H.M.S. Marazion 15 Jul, 1930 – c. May, 1932	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Cecil R. E. W. Perryman	Captain of H.M.S. Bruce late Apr, 1932 – Aug, 1932	Succeeded by Gerald E. Colpoys
Preceded by Edward G. Stanley	Captain of H.M.S. Titania 6 Feb, 1933 – 23 Jul, 1935	Succeeded by Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White
Preceded by Edward G. Stanley as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla	Captain (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla 6 Feb, 1935 – 31 Oct, 1935	Succeeded by Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla
Preceded by William D. Stephens	Captain of H.M.S. Cyclops 25 Jul, 1936	Succeeded by Philip Ruck-Keene
Preceded by Guy D'Oyly-Hughes	Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla 25 Jul, 1936 – 22 Sep, 1937[Inference]	Succeeded by Sydney M. Raw as Commander (S), First Submarine Flotilla
Preceded by Sydney M. Raw as Commander (S), First Submarine Flotilla	Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla 23 Dec, 1937 – 1 Feb, 1938[Fact Check]	Succeeded by Philip Ruck-Keene
Preceded by John F. D. Bowen	Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc 28 Sep, 1938 – 17 Oct, 1938	Succeeded by Eric W. L. Longley-Cook
Preceded by Richard Shelley	Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa 5 Dec, 1939 – 4 Feb, 1940	Succeeded by Lionel H. Phillips
Preceded by Lionel H. Phillips	Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa 11 Feb, 1940 – 10 Aug, 1940	Succeeded by Cecil C. Hughes-Hallett
Preceded by James Figgins	Captain of H.M.S. Newcastle 15 Aug, 1940 – 1 Mar, 1942	Succeeded by Peveril B. R. W. William-Powlett
Preceded by Robert L. B. Cunliffe	Captain of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth 15 Apr, 1942 – 7 Dec, 1943	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Charles A. A. Larcom	Commodore in Charge, Aden 25 Mar, 1944 – c. Mar, 1946	Succeeded by Waldemar W. P. Shirley-Rollison as Captain in Charge, Aden