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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Edwards was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325. p. 29.] 4 January, 1910.</ref> On 10 January, 1910, he was appointed to H.M.S. ''President'' for service on the staff of the [[Inspector of Target Practice (Royal Navy)|Inspector of Target Practice]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 12 January, 1910. Issue '''39167''', col B, | + | Edwards was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325. p. 29.] 4 January, 1910.</ref> On 10 January, 1910, he was appointed to H.M.S. ''President'' for service on the staff of the [[Inspector of Target Practice (Royal Navy)|Inspector of Target Practice]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 12 January, 1910. Issue '''39167''', col B, p. 6.</ref> |
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 29 August 2012
Vice-Admiral John Douglas Edwards, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (29 September, 1871 – 30 March, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1909.[1] On 10 January, 1910, he was appointed to H.M.S. President for service on the staff of the Inspector of Target Practice.[2]
Great War
On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.[3]
Post-War
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 March, 1926.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 12 January, 1910. Issue 39167, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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