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==Early Life & Career==
==Early Life & Career==
Edwards was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1914.  On 1 August he was appointed to {{UK-Euryalus}}.<ref>ADM 196/44.  f. 120.</ref>
Edwards was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 4 March, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 24}}
 
Edwards was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1914.<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7602894}} f. 120.</ref>


==Great War==
==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 (Royal Navy)|Operations Division]] of the [[Naval Staff (Royal Navy)|Naval Staff]].  He was appointed to the {{UK-Glasgow|f=t}} in June, 1918, and Second-in-Command of the {{UK-LCS|8}} from 1 October.<ref>ADM 196/44.  f. 120.</ref>
On 4 August 1914, Edwards was appointed in command of the {{UK-Otranto|f=t}}.  He was in command when she ventured to the South Atlantic and into the Pacific alongside Rear-Admiral [[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Cradock's]] West Indies Squadron tasked with bringing Admiral von Spee's [[German East Asia Squadron]] to bay.  At the catastrophic [[Battle of Coronel]], ''Otranto'' was ordered to stand clear and then to save herself when it was clear that her large size and meager armament would only cause her to add to the enemy's "bag".  Edwards remained in ''Otranto'' until around September 1916.
 
In November, 1916, he was appointed to ''President'' for service in the [[Operations Division (Royal Navy)|Operations Division]] of the [[Naval Staff (Royal Navy)|Naval Staff]].  He was appointed to the {{UK-1Glasgow|f=t}} in June, 1918, and Second-in-Command of the {{UK-LCS|8}} from 1 October.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 120.</ref>


==Post-War==
==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 [[Edward Francis Benedict Charlton|Sir Edward F. B. Charlton]].<ref>ADM 196/44.  f. 120.</ref>
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 [[Edward Francis Benedict Charlton|Sir Edward F. B. Charlton]].<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}}  f. 120.</ref>
 
By 1933, Edwards was allegedly employed as a "pleasure cruise host" by a steamship line.{{DawsonFlotillas|p. 25}}
 
In 1941, he offered his services but was informed there were no vacancies at present.<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 120.</ref>
 
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 00:08, 26 May 2022

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 Commander on 4 March, 1907.[1]

Edwards was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1914.[2]

Great War

On 4 August 1914, Edwards was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser Otranto. He was in command when she ventured to the South Atlantic and into the Pacific alongside Rear-Admiral Cradock's West Indies Squadron tasked with bringing Admiral von Spee's German East Asia Squadron to bay. At the catastrophic Battle of Coronel, Otranto was ordered to stand clear and then to save herself when it was clear that her large size and meager armament would only cause her to add to the enemy's "bag". Edwards remained in Otranto until around September 1916.

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.[3]

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.[4]

By 1933, Edwards was allegedly employed as a "pleasure cruise host" by a steamship line.[5]

In 1941, he offered his services but was informed there were no vacancies at present.[6]

Bibliography

  • "Rear-Adml H. McI. Edwards" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 24 October, 1955. Issue 53359, col B, p. 12.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Allan F. Everett 		Captain of Portsmouth Signal School
22 Apr, 1908[7] – 10 Jan, 1911[8] 		Succeeded by
Edward M. Phillpotts
Preceded by
Henry G. G. Sandeman 		Superintendent of Signal Schools
22 Apr, 1908[9] – 10 Jan, 1911[10] 		Succeeded by
Edward M. Phillpotts
Preceded by
Charles Tibbits 		Captain of H.M.S. Ariadne
8 Jan, 1914[11] – 1 Aug, 1914[12] 		Succeeded by
George B. W. Young
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Otranto
4 Aug, 1914[13][14] – c. Sep, 1916[15] 		Succeeded by
Ernest G. W. Davidson
Preceded by
Aubrey C. H. Smith 		Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow
17 Jun, 1918[16][17] – 1 Sep, 1919[18] 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. W. Hope
Preceded by
? 		Second in Command, Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron
1 Oct, 1918[19] – 15 Apr, 1919[20] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles F. Henderson 		Captain of H.M.S. Penguin
24 Jul, 1920[21] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 24.
  2. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  3. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  4. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  5. ↑ Dawson. Flotillas. p. 25.
  6. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  7. ↑ Kent. Signal!. p 361.
  8. ↑ Kent. Signal!. p 361.
  9. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  10. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  11. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  12. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  13. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401s.
  15. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  16. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 801.
  18. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  19. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  20. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 120.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 902.

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