Edward Desmond Bewley McCarthy

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Admiral SIR Edward Desmond Bewley McCarthy, D.S.O.*, C.B. , K.C.B. (15 November, 1893 – 8 June, 1966) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1916.[1]

McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1924.[2]

McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1929.[3]

McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.[4]

World War II

McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 July, 1944.[5]

McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 September, 1948. He retired on 15 December, 1950. He was promoted to Admiral on the Retired List on 15 March, 1952.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Randolph S. G. Nicholson
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
11 Jan, 1937[7][8] – Jan, 1938[9]
Succeeded by
Richard Shelley
Preceded by
Charles H. L. Woodhouse
Captain of H.M.S. Ajax
22 Apr, 1940[10] – 27 Nov, 1941[11]
Succeeded by
Stuart L. Bateson
Preceded by
Harold R. G. Kinahan
Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet
8 Jan, 1942[12] – 10 Jun, 1943[13]
Succeeded by
Alex C. Chapman
Preceded by
Percy Todd
Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean
early Jun, 1946[14] – 3 Nov, 1947[15]
Succeeded by
Michael M. Denny
Preceded by
Clement Moody
Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic
15 Mar, 1948[16]c. Jul, 1950[17]
Succeeded by
Herbert A. Packer

Footnotes

  1. McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
  2. McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
  3. McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
  4. McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
  5. McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
  6. McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
  7. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Oct. 1936, p. 7.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 227.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  11. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  12. McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
  13. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/65. f. 65.
  14. McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
  15. Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/2. f. 2.
  16. McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
  17. McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.