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Davies was promoted to the rank of Temporary {{SubRNR}} on 4 February, 1916 and underwent training in paddle minesweepers. In May, he joined the {{UK-Plumpton|f=t}}.<ref>Davies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/44/82.|}} f. 43.</ref> | Davies was promoted to the rank of Temporary {{SubRNR}} on 4 February, 1916 and underwent training in paddle minesweepers. In May, he joined the {{UK-Plumpton|f=t}}.<ref>Davies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/44/82.|}} f. 43.</ref> | ||
| − | Davies was promoted to the rank of Temporary {{LieutRNR}} on 4 August, 1916 and continued toi serve in ''Plumpton'' until being appointed in command of the paddle minesweeper [[H.M.S. Greyhound II (1895)|''Greyhound II']] from 24 May, 1918 to 1 July 1919, when he was appointed in command of {{UK-Sutton}}. Davies was demobilised on 30 January, 1920.<ref>Davies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/44/82.|}} f. 43.</ref> | + | Davies was promoted to the rank of Temporary {{LieutRNR}} on 4 August, 1916 and continued toi serve in ''Plumpton'' until being appointed in command of the paddle minesweeper [[H.M.S. Greyhound II (1895)|''Greyhound II'']] from 24 May, 1918 to 1 July 1919, when he was appointed in command of {{UK-Sutton}}. Davies was demobilised on 30 January, 1920.<ref>Davies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/44/82.|}} f. 43.</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:36, 15 April 2022
Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. Edwin Lanceley Davies, ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Hailed from Liverpool.[1]
Davies was promoted to the rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. on 4 February, 1916 and underwent training in paddle minesweepers. In May, he joined the paddle minesweeper Plumpton.[2]
Davies was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. on 4 August, 1916 and continued toi serve in Plumpton until being appointed in command of the paddle minesweeper Greyhound II from 24 May, 1918 to 1 July 1919, when he was appointed in command of Sutton. Davies was demobilised on 30 January, 1920.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Archibald Cornelius |
Captain of H.M.S. Sutton 1 Jul, 1919[4] |
Succeeded by George F. Elson |
Footnotes
- ↑ Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/82. f. 43.
- ↑ Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/82. f. 43.
- ↑ Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/82. f. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 912.
