Edward Conyngham Denison

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Captain Edward Conyngham Denison, M.V.O., R.N. (6 September, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Denison was born in London, the son of "Captain The Honourable H. Denison", whom I think may be Lieutenant Harold Albert Denison.

Denison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1910.[1]

Denison was appointed in command of the destroyer Rigorous on 1 June, 1918.[2]

Denison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1918.

Post-War

Denison was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1924.

Denison was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1931.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Harry A. D. Keate
Captain of H.M. T.B. 8
26 Jan, 1917 – 21 Apr, 1917
Succeeded by
Alban Knubley
Preceded by
Arthur M. Roberts
Captain of H.M.S. Cherwell
21 Apr, 1917[3] – 16 Aug, 1917
Succeeded by
Francis W. Craven
Preceded by
Charles G. Stuart
Captain of H.M.S. Obedient
16 Aug, 1917 – 5 Sep, 1917
Succeeded by
Charles G. Stuart
Preceded by
Gerald C. Harrison
Captain of H.M.S. Manners
5 Sep, 1917[4] – 1 Jun, 1918
Succeeded by
Valentine A. Raleigh
Preceded by
Richard M. King
Captain of H.M.S. Rigorous
1 Jun, 1918[5] – Jan, 1921
Succeeded by
Walter F. Smithwick
Preceded by
Edmund H. Hopkinson
Captain of H.M.S. Swallow
Jan, 1921 – Sep, 1922[Inference]
Succeeded by
Edward T. W. Church
Preceded by
Martin J. C. de Meric
Captain of H.M.S. Serapis
5 Jan, 1925[6] – 27 May, 1925
Succeeded by
George H. Creswell
Preceded by
Donal S. McGrath
Captain of H.M.S. Bideford
25 Mar, 1932[7] – Mar, 1934
Succeeded by
Charles A. Browne
Preceded by
Edye K. Boddam-Whetham
Captain in Charge, H.M. Naval Establishment, Bermuda
21 Oct, 1936[8] – 16 Dec, 1938
Succeeded by
Henry B. Maltby
as Captain in Charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 21.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
  3. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 392j.
  4. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395m.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 269.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 253.