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'''Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} '''Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham''', D.S.O. (4 February, 1887 – 27 March, 1944) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | Born in Bakewell, Derby the son of a landowner.<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref> | ||
Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 8}} | Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 8}} | ||
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Virago|f=t}} on 20 February, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 394''a''}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Virago|f=t}} on 20 February, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 394''a''}} | ||
==Great War== | |||
Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Locust|f=t}} on 25 June, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 349}} | |||
Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1916.<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref> | |||
Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Swallow|f=t}} on 1 September, 1918.{{NLDec20|p. 869}} | |||
==Post-War== | |||
Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1920.<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref> | |||
Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1928 and retired on 2 August, 1939.<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref> | |||
He was | ==World War II== | ||
Boddam-Whetham fell ill with smallpox on 13 March, 1944 and was landed at Gibraltar. He seemed better on the 20th, but by the 24th he was paralyzed. Boddam-Whetham succumbed on the 27th of March at age 57.<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 21:11, 15 July 2016
Captain Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham, D.S.O. (4 February, 1887 – 27 March, 1944) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Bakewell, Derby the son of a landowner.[1]
Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1908.[2]
Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the destroyer Janus on 21 October, 1912.[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Virago on 20 February, 1913.[4]
Great War
Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the destroyer Locust on 25 June, 1914.[5]
Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1916.[6]
Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the destroyer Swallow on 1 September, 1918.[7]
Post-War
Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1920.[8]
Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1928 and retired on 2 August, 1939.[9]
World War II
Boddam-Whetham fell ill with smallpox on 13 March, 1944 and was landed at Gibraltar. He seemed better on the 20th, but by the 24th he was paralyzed. Boddam-Whetham succumbed on the 27th of March at age 57.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Wellwood G. C. Maxwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Janus 21 Oct, 1912[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Charles A. Fremantle |
Captain of H.M.S. Virago 20 Feb, 1913[12] |
Succeeded by Harold F. B. Handley |
| Preceded by Clement R. Dane |
Captain of H.M.S. Locust 25 Jun, 1914[13] |
Succeeded by Alfred H. D. Young |
| Preceded by Clement R. Dane |
Captain of H.M.S. Lennox 2 Dec, 1915[14] – 1917 |
Succeeded by Lionel S. M. Adam |
| Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Captain of H.M.S. Ulleswater Oct, 1917[15] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Edward F. Inglefield |
Captain of H.M.S. Swallow 1 Sep, 1918[16] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Swallow 1 Sep, 1918[17] |
Succeeded by Edward T. W. Church |
Footnotes
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1913). p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 349.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 869.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1913). p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395uu.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 869.
