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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==
<!--Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on
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 {{LCommRN}} on  
Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 8}}


Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Janus|f=t}} on 21 October, 1912.{{NLJan13|p. 334}}


Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Virago|f=t}} on 20 February, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 394''a''}}
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Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Janus|f=t}} on 21 October, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1913), p. 334.</ref>


Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Virago|f=t}} on 20 February, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 394a.</ref>
==Great War==
Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Locust|f=t}} on 25 June, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 349}}


Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Locust|f=t}} on 25 June, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 349.</ref>
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.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December, 1920).  p. 869.</ref>
Boddam-Whetham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Swallow|f=t}} on 1 September, 1918.{{NLDec20|p. 869}}


==See Also==
==Post-War==
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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>
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He was appointed to ''Cygnet'', additional to become Captain (D), {{UK-DF|2}} on 26 May, 1932.  On 7 June, he was appointed in command of the destroyer [[H.M.S. Kempenfelt (1931)|''Kempenfelt'']] to continue as Captain (D) of 2 D.F..<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>


==Footnotes==
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>
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==Bibliography==
==World War II==
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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>
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==Service Records==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edye+Kington+Boddam-Whetham+Edye Service Records]
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* [https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/Liddle%20Collection?query=Boddam-Whetham+Edye Materials in the Liddle Collection]
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Latest revision as of 23:07, 3 December 2024

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]

He was appointed to Cygnet, additional to become Captain (D), Second Destroyer Flotilla on 26 May, 1932. On 7 June, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Kempenfelt to continue as Captain (D) of 2 D.F..[9]

Boddam-Whetham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1928 and retired on 2 August, 1939.[10]

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.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Francis G. Brickenden 		Captain of H.M.S. Handy
21 Oct, 1912[12] – 20 Feb, 1913[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Wellwood G. C. Maxwell 		Captain of H.M.S. Janus
21 Oct, 1912[14] – 20 Feb, 1913[Inference] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harold D. Adair-Hall 		Captain of H.M.S. Virago
20 Feb, 1913[15][16] – 1913[17] 		Succeeded by
Harold F. B. Handley
Preceded by
Richard W. U. Bayly 		Captain of H.M.S. Kennet
1913[18] – 15 Jan, 1914[19] 		Succeeded by
Frederic A. H. Russel
Preceded by
Clement R. Dane 		Captain of H.M.S. Locust
25 Jun, 1914[20][21] – 23 Nov, 1915[22] 		Succeeded by
Alfred H. D. Young
Preceded by
Clement R. Dane 		Captain of H.M.S. Lennox
2 Dec, 1915[23][24] – Mar, 1917[25] 		Succeeded by
William R. Leycester
Preceded by
William R. Leycester 		Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter
Mar, 1917[26] – Oct, 1917[27] 		Succeeded by
Cecil R. E. W. Perryman
Preceded by
Gerald C. Harrison 		Captain of H.M.S. Ulleswater
Oct, 1917[28][29] – 15 Aug, 1918[30] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Swallow
1 Sep, 1918[31][32] – Jan, 1920[33] 		Succeeded by
Edmund H. Hopkinson
Preceded by
Astley D. C. Cooper-Key 		Captain of H.M.S. Witherington
15 Jan, 1926[34] 		Succeeded by
William E. B. Magee
Preceded by
Marshal L. Clarke 		Captain of H.M.S. Tarantula
27 Jul, 1929[35][36] – Nov, 1931[37] 		Succeeded by
Kenneth H. L. MacKenzie
Preceded by
Alfred H. Taylor 		Captain (D), Second Destroyer Flotilla
26 May, 1932[38] – Aug, 1934[39] 		Succeeded by
Cedric S. Holland
Preceded by
Francis S. W. de Winton 		Captain of H.M.S. Kempenfelt
7 Jun, 1932[40][41] – Aug, 1934[42] 		Succeeded by
Cedric S. Holland
Preceded by
Francis H. G. Walker 		Captain in Charge, H.M. Naval Establishment, Bermuda
6 Nov, 1934[43] – 17 Nov, 1936[44] 		Succeeded by
Edward C. Denison
Preceded by
Charles G. Stuart 		Captain of Chatham Dockyard
21 May, 1937[45] – 31 Jul, 1939[46] 		Succeeded by
Cecil S. Sandford

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 8.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1913). p. 334.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394a.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 349.
  6. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 869.
  8. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  9. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  10. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  11. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  12. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  13. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1913). p. 334.
  15. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394a.
  17. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  18. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  19. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306. Day of month inferred from Russel's Service Record.
  20. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395n.
  22. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  23. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395uu.
  25. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  26. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  27. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  28. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398o.
  30. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  31. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 869.
  33. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 290.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 273.
  36. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  37. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  38. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  39. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 248.
  41. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  42. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  43. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  44. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  45. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
  46. ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.

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