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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Edwards was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1905.{{NLMar13|p. 24}} | |||
Edwards was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1913. | Edwards was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1913. | ||
On 1 August 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Theseus|f=t}}.{{NLSep14|p. 385}} | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 12 November 2014
Captain Hugh Edwards, D.S.O., (14 October, 1873 – 5 December, 1916) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Edwards was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1905.[1]
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.
On 1 August 1914, he was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Theseus.[2]
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Rowland H. Bather |
Captain of H.M.S. Theseus 1 Aug, 1914[3] |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Macrorie |
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