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Revision as of 13:08, 16 November 2018
Lieutenant Edmund Grindall Festing, ( – 26 September, 1913) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Had to be removed from command of the composite gunboat Decoy in early 1883 to be treated at Malta for delirium tremens.
Retired at his own request on 14 July 1855.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Coquette 9 Jun, 1877[1] |
Succeeded by William Farr |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 202.
