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Revision as of 02:20, 14 May 2014
Rear-Admiral Herbert MacIver Edwards, R.N., Retired (25 February, 1875 – 18 October, 1955) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1914. On 1 August he was appointed to Euryalus.[1]
Great War
On 4 August Edwards was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser Otranto. In November, 1916, he was appointed to President for service in the Operations Division of the Naval Staff. He was appointed to the light cruiser Glasgow in June, 1918, and Second-in-Command of the Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron from 1 October.[2]
Post-War
Edwards paid off Glasgow on 15 April, 1919, and on 1 September was appointed to President as Chief Staff Officer to the President of the Allied Naval Armistice Commission, Vice-Admiral Sir Edward F. B. Charlton.[3]
Bibliography
- "Rear-Adml H. McI. Edwards" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 24 October, 1955. Issue 53359, col B, p. 12.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Allan F. Everett |
Superintendent of Signal Schools 1908 – 1911 |
Succeeded by Edward M. Phillpotts
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles H. Morgan |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariadne 8 Jan, 1914[4] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Aubrey C. H. Smith |
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow 17 Jun, 1918[5][6] – ? |
Succeeded by James S. C. Salmond |
Footnotes
- ↑ ADM 196/44. f. 120.
- ↑ ADM 196/44. f. 120.
- ↑ ADM 196/44. f. 120.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 801.
