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==Life & Career==
 
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The son of Reverend W. H. Longsdon, a clerk in Holy Orders.  Longsdon emerged from the Training Esstablishment and served in the {{UK-Marlborough|f=t}} from 1 January, 1915 through 12 March, 1917, seeing action at the [[Battle of Jutland]] and then took a five-day course in Torpedo Control at Portsmouth.<ref>Longsdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>
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The son of Reverend W. H. Longsdon, a clerk in Holy Orders.  Longsdon emerged from the Training Establishment and served in the {{UK-Marlborough|f=t}} from 1 January 1915 through 12 March 1917, seeing action at the [[Battle of Jutland]] and then took a five-day course in Torpedo Control at Portsmouth.<ref>Longsdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>
  
 
Longsdon was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1918.<ref>Longsdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>
 
Longsdon was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1918.<ref>Longsdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>
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==World War II==
 
==World War II==
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Commanded [[H.M.S. Letitia (1924)|''Letitia'']] from , vice Richardson.
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Commanded [[H.M.S. Letitia (1924)|''Letitia'']] from 24 August 1940 to 9 May 1941, vice [[William Reynard Richardson|Richardson]].
  
 
Longsdon was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 14 January, 1946 and was re-appointed as a Naval Member of the Ordnance Board.  He as released on 27 December, 1946.  His offer of his services in 1948 was duly noted.<ref>Longsdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>
 
Longsdon was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 14 January, 1946 and was re-appointed as a Naval Member of the Ordnance Board.  He as released on 27 December, 1946.  His offer of his services in 1948 was duly noted.<ref>Longsdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 11:35, 7 April 2022

Commander Edward Henry Longsdon, (14 January, 1896 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Reverend W. H. Longsdon, a clerk in Holy Orders. Longsdon emerged from the Training Establishment and served in the battleship Marlborough from 1 January 1915 through 12 March 1917, seeing action at the Battle of Jutland and then took a five-day course in Torpedo Control at Portsmouth.[1]

Longsdon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1918.[2]

Longsdon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1926. From 1927 to 1930, he was on loan to the New Zealand Division.[3]

Longsdon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1931.[4]

World War II

Commanded Letitia from 24 August 1940 to 9 May 1941, vice Richardson.

Longsdon was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 14 January, 1946 and was re-appointed as a Naval Member of the Ordnance Board. He as released on 27 December, 1946. His offer of his services in 1948 was duly noted.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Gerald C. Banister 		Captain of H.M.S. Thracian
15 Jan, 1932[6][7] – 18 Apr, 1932[8] 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Tancock
Preceded by
Robert H. Bevan 		Captain of H.M.S. Penzance
30 Mar, 1935[9] – 16 Dec, 1936[10] 		Succeeded by
Arthur W. Clarke
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone
6 Dec, 1937[11] – 4 Jan, 1938[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Philip Ruck-Keene
Preceded by
Philip Ruck-Keene 		Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone
17 Apr, 1939[12] – 27 May, 1940[13] 		Succeeded by
Philip Ruck-Keene
Preceded by
Vernon H. S. Haggard 		Captain (S), Seventh Submarine Flotilla
2 Nov, 1939[14] – 6 Aug, 1940[15] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Philip Ruck-Keene 		Captain of H.M.S. Cyclops
27 May, 1940[16] – 11 Jul, 1940[17] 		Succeeded by
Roderick L. Mackenzie Edwards

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  2. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  3. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  4. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  5. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  6. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  7. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, January 8, 1932, Issue 46025, p.19.
  8. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 262.
  10. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  11. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  12. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  13. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  14. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  15. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  16. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  17. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.

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