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{{ViceRN}} '''John Augustine Edgell''', R.N. (20 December, 1880 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{ViceRN}} {{SIR}} '''John Augustine Edgell''', K.B.E., C.B., R.N. (Retired) (20 December, 1880 – 14 November, 1962) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
There are ship command appointments for this officer which are illegible in his digitised Service Record. | There are ship command appointments for this officer which are illegible in his digitised Service Record. | ||
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Edgell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 March, 1911. | Edgell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 March, 1911. | ||
He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Mutine (1900)|''Mutine'']] on 20 January 1912.{{NLAug12|p. 347}} | |||
Edgell was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915. | Edgell was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915. | ||
==Post-War== | ==Post-World War I== | ||
Edgell was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} | Edgell was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1923. | ||
He served as Hydrographer of the Navy from 1932 till his retirement from the appointment in 1945.<ref>[https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1963.0005 John Augustine Edgell, 1880-1962, accessed on 4 February 2025].</ref> | |||
Edgell was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 3 March, 1935. | Edgell was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 3 March, 1935. | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Clifford Hardy|Ernest C. Hardy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hearty (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hearty'']]'''<br>11 May, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 394''n''}} – 14 Sep, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Geoffrey Comber|Thomas G. Comber]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Geoffrey Comber|Thomas G. Comber]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Endeavour (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Endeavour'']]'''<br>14 Sep, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 394''e''}} – 20 Jan, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Lionel Hancock|Reginald L. Hancock]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Geoffrey Comber|Thomas G. Comber]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Endeavour (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Endeavour'']]'''<br>14 Sep, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 394''e''}} – 20 Jan, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Lionel Hancock|Reginald L. Hancock]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Superintendent of Charts]]'''<br>1 Sep, 1917 – 1 Nov, 1920|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Superintendent of Charts]]'''<br>1 Sep, 1917 – 1 Nov, 1920|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Superintendent of Charts]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1923 – 1 Apr, 1925|Succeeded by<br>''' | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Superintendent of Charts]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1923 – 1 Apr, 1925|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Edmund Blechynden Haselfoot|Francis E. B. Haselfoot]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cosmo Bowyer Hastings|Cosmo B. Hastings]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''Silvio'''''</small>|'''[[H.M.S. Silvio (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Silvio'']]'''<br> | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cosmo Bowyer Hastings|Cosmo B. Hastings]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''Silvio'''''</small>|'''[[H.M.S. Silvio (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Moresby'']]'''<br>20 Jun, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 293}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Melvin Carey|William M. Carey]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Denys Arthur Henderson|Denys A. Henderson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Silvio (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Moresby'']]'''<br>9 Feb, 1928 – 24 Jan, 1930|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Exton Turner|Harold E. Turner]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Francis Bold Law|Edward F. B. Law]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Endeavour (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Endeavour'']]'''<br>24 Jan, 1930 – 15 May, 1931|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Victor Rice|William V. Rice]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Assistant Hydrographer of the Navy]]'''<br>29 May, 1931 – 1 Oct, 1932|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lambert Jackson|Arthur L. Jackson]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Assistant Hydrographer of the Navy]]'''<br>29 May, 1931 – 1 Oct, 1932|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lambert Jackson|Arthur L. Jackson]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Percy Douglas|Henry P. Douglas]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Hydrographer of the Navy]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1932{{NLMay39|p. 532}} – | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Percy Douglas|Henry P. Douglas]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Hydrographer of the Navy]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1932{{NLMay39|p. 532}} – 1945|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Guy Norris Wyatt|Arthur G. N. Wyatt]]'''}} | ||
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{{CatNavigatingOfficer|UK}} | {{CatNavigatingOfficer|UK}} | ||
{{CatBritannia|July, 1894}} | {{CatBritannia|July, 1894}} | ||
[[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 4 February 2025
Vice-Admiral SIR John Augustine Edgell, K.B.E., C.B., R.N. (Retired) (20 December, 1880 – 14 November, 1962) served in the Royal Navy.
There are ship command appointments for this officer which are illegible in his digitised Service Record.
Life & Career
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1903.[1]
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1911.
He was appointed in command of Mutine on 20 January 1912.[2]
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.
Post-World War I
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1923.
He served as Hydrographer of the Navy from 1932 till his retirement from the appointment in 1945.[3]
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 March, 1935.
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 29 November, 1938 and placed on the Retired List the following day.
World War II
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 24.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 347.
- ↑ John Augustine Edgell, 1880-1962, accessed on 4 February 2025.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 532.
