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'''Edward McConnell Wyndham Lawrie''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} '''Edward McConnell Wyndham Lawrie''', D.S.O. (11 February, 1882 – 29 June, 1933) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
<!--Lawrie was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on  
Born in Lahore, India, son of a tea planter named W. G. Lawrie, Lawrie gained four months on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} on 15 January, 1899.  Lawrie was first appointed to {{UK-Anson}} in the Mediterranean and then to {{UK-Goliath}} on the China Station on 27 March, 1900.<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>


Lawrie was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
Lawrie was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1904, shortly after being invalided home in the P. & O. ''Somalia'' with an abscessed pelvis.  He was finally fit again on 21 October.<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>


Lawrie was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Lawrie was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ruby|f=t}} on 25 January, 1912.{{NLJan15|p. 378}}
 
Lawrie was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1912.<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>


Lawrie was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
==Great War==
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Lawrie was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ruby|f=t}} on 25 January, 1912.{{NLJan15|p. 378}}


Lawrie commanded the {{UK-Mandate|f=t}} when she operated with the {{UK-DF|11}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}}
Lawrie commanded the {{UK-Mandate|f=t}} when she operated with the {{UK-DF|11}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}}


He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wrestler|f=t}} on 16 April, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 945a}}
On 20 August 1916, he contracted influenza.  Four days in Plymouth hospital made him fit again.<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>


Lawrie was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>
On 14 March, 1917 he was hospitalised with bronchitis.  He was again found fit on 26 March.<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wrestler|f=t}} on 16 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 945''a''}}  He was informed that he should have been on deck when course was altered when ''Wrestler'' collided with the {{UK-Conqueror|f=t}}.<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>
==Post-War==
On 12 February, 1920, Lawrie was appointed in command of the {{UK-Witherington|f=t}}.{{NLJan21|p. 901}}
On 12 February, 1920, Lawrie was appointed in command of the {{UK-Witherington|f=t}}.{{NLJan21|p. 901}}


Lawrie was appointed in command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}} in April, 1927.{{MackieRNW}}
Lawrie was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1923.<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>
 
Lawrie was appointed in command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}} in April, 1927.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Revision as of 17:06, 28 June 2016

Captain Edward McConnell Wyndham Lawrie, D.S.O. (11 February, 1882 – 29 June, 1933) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Lahore, India, son of a tea planter named W. G. Lawrie, Lawrie gained four months on passing out of Britannia on 15 January, 1899. Lawrie was first appointed to Anson in the Mediterranean and then to Goliath on the China Station on 27 March, 1900.[1]

Lawrie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904, shortly after being invalided home in the P. & O. Somalia with an abscessed pelvis. He was finally fit again on 21 October.[2]

Lawrie was appointed in command of the destroyer Ruby on 25 January, 1912.[3]

Lawrie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912.[4]

Great War

Lawrie commanded the destroyer Mandate when she operated with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[5]

On 20 August 1916, he contracted influenza. Four days in Plymouth hospital made him fit again.[6]

Lawrie was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1916.[7]

On 14 March, 1917 he was hospitalised with bronchitis. He was again found fit on 26 March.[8]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Wrestler on 16 April, 1918.[9] He was informed that he should have been on deck when course was altered when Wrestler collided with the battleship Conqueror.[10]

Post-War

On 12 February, 1920, Lawrie was appointed in command of the destroyer Witherington.[11]

Lawrie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1923.[12]

Lawrie was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus in April, 1927.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George H. Knowles 		Captain of H.M.S. Ruby
25 Jan, 1912[13] – before Jul, 1915 		Succeeded by
John B. Spurgin
Preceded by
Richard A. A. Plowden 		Captain of H.M.S. Mandate
3 Nov, 1915[14] – 1918[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Maxwell A. C. Ritter
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Wrestler
16 Apr, 1918[15] 		Succeeded by
Vernon Hammersley-Heenan
Preceded by
Richard M. King 		Captain of H.M.S. Vidette
19 Jun, 1919[16] 		Succeeded by
Harry A. D. Keate
Preceded by
James R. C. Cavendish 		Captain of H.M.S. Witherington
12 Feb, 1920[17] 		Succeeded by
Eric Q. Carter
Preceded by
Eric Q. Carter 		Captain of H.M.S. Shark
19 Sep, 1922[18] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins 		Captain of H.M.S. Comus
30 Apr, 1927[19][20] 		Succeeded by
Henry R. Sawbridge

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  2. ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 378.
  4. ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  5. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  6. ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  7. ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  8. ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945a.
  10. ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
  12. ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397s.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395m.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 902-945.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1920). p. 933.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 811.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ Day of month taken from Edward-Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 154.

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