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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Bedwell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1901.{{NLMar13|p. 6}}<ref>Bedwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/118.|}} f. ?.</ref>


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He qualified as an Interpreter in French in 1905.<ref>Bedwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/118.|}} f. ?.</ref>


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Bedwell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1909.<ref>Bedwell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/118.|}} f. ?.</ref>
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Bedwell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1901.{{NLMar13|p. 6}}


He qualified as an Interpreter in French.
Bedwell was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1914.  He served in {{UK-Minotaur}} as navigating officer on the [[China Station]] from October 1913 through 8 December, 1916.<ref>Bedwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/118.|}} f. ?.</ref>


Bedwell was appointed in command of the {{UK-Proserpine|f=t}} on 18 June, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 885''a''}}
Bedwell was appointed in command of the {{UK-Proserpine|f=t}} on 18 June, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 885''a''}}<ref>Bedwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/118.|}} f. ?.</ref>
 
Bedwell was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 4 July, 1926.<ref>Bedwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/118.|}} f. ?.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:57, 26 March 2021

Captain (retired) Harold Brisbane Bedwell (20 October, 1879 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bedwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1901.[1][2]

He qualified as an Interpreter in French in 1905.[3]

Bedwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1909.[4]

Bedwell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1914. He served in Minotaur as navigating officer on the China Station from October 1913 through 8 December, 1916.[5]

Bedwell was appointed in command of the third class protected cruiser Proserpine on 18 June, 1918.[6][7]

Bedwell was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 4 July, 1926.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cecil H. Fox
Captain of H.M. T.B. 63
10 Jul, 1900
Succeeded by
Thomas B. Dunne
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 063
Preceded by
Thomas E. Wardle
Captain of H.M.S. Dreadnought
7 Feb, 1918 – 20 Apr, 1918
Succeeded by
Maurice S. FitzMaurice
Preceded by
Arthur L. Ashby
Captain of H.M.S. Proserpine
18 Jun, 1918[9] – May, 1919
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 6.
  2. Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
  3. Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
  4. Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
  5. Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 885a.
  7. Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
  8. Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
  9. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 885a.