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− | '''Edward Balfour Cloete''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{RearRN}} '''Edward Balfour Cloete''' (10 April, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Cloete was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1905.{{NLMar13|p. 15}} | |
− | Cloete was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Cloete was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Cloete Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 181.</ref> |
− | Cloete was | + | ==Post-War== |
+ | Cloete was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tarantula|f=t}} on 7 May, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 870}} | ||
− | Cloete was | + | Cloete was appointed to {{UK-Revenge}} as Fleet (N) Officer on 15 August, 1924.<ref>Cloete Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 181.</ref> |
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− | Cloete was | + | Cloete was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1925 and superseded as Fleet (N) Officer the next day.<ref>Cloete Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 181.</ref> |
− | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lowestoft|f=t}} | + | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lowestoft|f=t}} on 17 November, 1926. |
− | In November, 1929, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}}. | + | In November, 1929, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}}. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:31, 7 May 2015
Rear-Admiral Edward Balfour Cloete (10 April, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cloete was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1905.[1]
Cloete was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[2]
Post-War
Cloete was appointed in command of the gunboat Tarantula on 7 May, 1920.[3]
Cloete was appointed to Revenge as Fleet (N) Officer on 15 August, 1924.[4]
Cloete was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925 and superseded as Fleet (N) Officer the next day.[5]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Lowestoft on 17 November, 1926.
In November, 1929, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by George S. Brown |
Captain of H.M.S. Tarantula 7 May, 1920[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by George W. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. Lowestoft Nov, 1926[7] |
Succeeded by John H. Young |
Preceded by Aubrey T. Tillard |
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort Nov, 1929[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 15.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 870.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 870.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.