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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 22 February, 1885.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25577/pages/1780 no. 25577. p. 1780.] 13 April, 1886.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 22 February, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25577/pages/1780 no. 25577. p. 1780.] 13 April, 1886.</ref> | ||
Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26865/pages/3443 no. 26865. p. 3443.] 22 June, 1897.</ref> | Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1897.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26865/pages/3443 no. 26865. p. 3443.] 22 June, 1897.</ref> | ||
Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27691/pages/4182 no. 27691. p. 4182.] 1 July, 1904.</ref> | Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27691/pages/4182 no. 27691. p. 4182.] 1 July, 1904.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Irresistible|f=t}} on 29 March, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 14 March, 1910. Issue '''39219''', col E, p. 7.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Irresistible|f=t}} on 29 March, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 14 March, 1910. Issue '''39219''', col E, p. 7.</ref> | ||
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==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
On 29 June, 1915, Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[Joseph Ridgway Bridson|Bridson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29214/pages/6438 no. 29214. p. 6438.] 2 July, 1915.</ref> On 21 September, he was appointed Senior Officer at Sheerness in charge of Naval Establishments.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918). p. 2.</ref> | On 29 June, 1915, Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[Joseph Ridgway Bridson|Bridson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29214/pages/6438 no. 29214. p. 6438.] 2 July, 1915.</ref> On 21 September, he was appointed Senior Officer at Sheerness in charge of Naval Establishments.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918). p. 2.</ref> | ||
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June, 1919.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31379/supplements/7045 (Supplement) no. 31379. p. 7045.] 3 June, 1919.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 November, vice [[Alfred Ernest Albert Grant|Grant]], and placed on the Retired List on 3 November.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31632/pages/13545 no. 31632. p. 13545.] 7 November, 1919.</ref> | On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June, 1919.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31379/supplements/7045 (Supplement) no. 31379. p. 7045.] 3 June, 1919.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 November, vice [[Alfred Ernest Albert Grant|Grant]], and placed on the Retired List on 3 November.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31632/pages/13545 no. 31632. p. 13545.] 7 November, 1919.</ref> | ||
==Retirement== | ==Retirement== | ||
He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1924.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32963/pages/5954 no. 32963. p. 5954.] 8 August, 1924.</ref> | He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1924.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32963/pages/5954 no. 32963. p. 5954.] 8 August, 1924.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 21:58, 24 September 2012
Admiral Edmund Hyde Smith, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (21 June, 1865 – 13 July, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 22 February, 1885.[1]
Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1897.[2]
Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[3]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Irresistible on 29 March, 1910.[4]
Appointed Captain of the battleship Bulwark 25 March, 1911.[5]
He was appointed captain of the battleship Monarch on 16 June, 1913.[6]
Great War
On 29 June, 1915, Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Bridson.[7] On 21 September, he was appointed Senior Officer at Sheerness in charge of Naval Establishments.[8]
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June, 1919.[9] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 November, vice Grant, and placed on the Retired List on 3 November.[10]
Retirement
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1924.[11]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25577. p. 1780. 13 April, 1886.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26865. p. 3443. 22 June, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 March, 1910. Issue 39219, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 358.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29214. p. 6438. 2 July, 1915.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 2.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31379. p. 7045. 3 June, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.
Bibliography
- "Admiral E. Hyde Smith" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 14 July, 1939. Issue 48357, col D, pg. 9.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
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