Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham
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 Wellwood G. C. Maxwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Janus 21 Oct, 1912[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Charles A. Fremantle |
Captain of H.M.S. Virago 20 Feb, 1913[13] |
Succeeded by Harold F. B. Handley |
| Preceded by Clement R. Dane |
Captain of H.M.S. Locust 25 Jun, 1914[14] |
Succeeded by Alfred H. D. Young |
| Preceded by Clement R. Dane |
Captain of H.M.S. Lennox 2 Dec, 1915[15] – 1917 |
Succeeded by Lionel S. M. Adam |
| Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Captain of H.M.S. Ulleswater Oct, 1917[16] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Edward F. Inglefield |
Captain of H.M.S. Swallow 1 Sep, 1918[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Swallow 1 Sep, 1918[18] |
Succeeded by Edward T. W. Church |
Footnotes
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1913). p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 349.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 869.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1913). p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395uu.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 869.
