Edwin Lanceley Davies

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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][5] – 30 Jan, 1920[6]
Succeeded by
George F. Elson

Footnotes

  1. Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/82. f. 43.
  2. Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/82. f. 43.
  3. Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/82. f. 43.
  4. Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/82. f. 43.
  5. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 912.
  6. Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/82. f. 43.