Edward Henry Longsdon

Commander Edward Henry Longsdon, (14 January, 1896 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Reverend W. H. Longsdon, a clerk in Holy Orders. Longsdon emerged from the Training Establishment and served in the battleship Marlborough from 1 January 1915 through 12 March 1917, seeing action at the Battle of Jutland and then took a five-day course in Torpedo Control at Portsmouth.

Longsdon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1918.

Longsdon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1926. From 1927 to 1930, he was on loan to the New Zealand Division.

Longsdon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1931.

World War II

Commanded Letitia from 24 August 1940 to 9 May 1941, vice Richardson.

Longsdon was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 14 January, 1946 and was re-appointed as a Naval Member of the Ordnance Board. He as released on 27 December, 1946. His offer of his services in 1948 was duly noted.

See Also

• Service Records
• H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Gerald C. Banister	Captain of H.M.S. Thracian 15 Jan, 1932 – 18 Apr, 1932	Succeeded by Edward B. Tancock
Preceded by Robert H. Bevan	Captain of H.M.S. Penzance 30 Mar, 1935 – 16 Dec, 1936	Succeeded by Arthur W. Clarke
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone 6 Dec, 1937 – 4 Jan, 1938[Inference]	Succeeded by Philip Ruck-Keene
Preceded by Philip Ruck-Keene	Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone 17 Apr, 1939 – 27 May, 1940	Succeeded by Philip Ruck-Keene
Preceded by Vernon H. S. Haggard	Captain (S), Seventh Submarine Flotilla 2 Nov, 1939 – 6 Aug, 1940	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Philip Ruck-Keene	Captain of H.M.S. Cyclops 27 May, 1940 – 11 Jul, 1940	Succeeded by Roderick L. Mackenzie Edwards