Edmund Samuel Poë
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Admiral SIR Edmund Samuel Poë, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., Royal Navy (11 September, 1848 – 4 April, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Poë was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1881.[1]
Poë was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1888.[2]
Flag Rank
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 20 February, 1906.[3]
Poë was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 30 April, 1910, vice Fanshawe.[4]
He was placed on the Retired List on 11 September, 1914.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25055. p. 4. 3 January, 1882.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27890. p. 1436. 27 February, 1906.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28902. p. 7293. 15 September, 1914.
Bibliography
- "Death of Admiral Sir E. Poë" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 7 April, 1921. Issue 42688, col E, pg. 13.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by George L. Atkinson |
Commodores, Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron 1897 – 1899 |
Succeeded by Command Reconstituted |
| Preceded by Sir George L. Atkinson-Willes |
Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station 1905 – 1907 |
Succeeded by Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart. |
| Preceded by Sir John Durnford |
Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station 1907 – 1908 |
Succeeded by George Le C. Egerton |
| Preceded by The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 1910 - 1912 |
Succeeded by Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart. |
| Preceded by Sir Lewis A. Beaumont |
First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp 1913 – 1914 |
Succeeded by Sir George A. Callaghan |
Categories:
- 1849 births
- 1921 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of December, 1862
- Commodores, Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Seconds-in-Command, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Mediterranean Station
- First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp to King George V
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
