Edward Arthur Aylmer

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Captain Edward Arthur Aylmer, D.S.C., R.N. (20 March, 1892 – 30 October, 1974) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Colonel F. A. Aylmer, R.A., Retired.

Aylmer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 16 December, 1914.

Post-War

Aylmer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 16 December, 1922.

Aylmer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.

Aylmer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.

Place on the Retired List on 7 July 1944.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry E. Smyth
Captain of H.M.S. H 21
17 Aug, 1918 – 31 Jan, 1920
Succeeded by
Alexander McG. McCulloch
Preceded by
Eric B. Tod
Captain of H.M.S. L 14
31 Jan, 1920 – 15 Jun, 1920
Succeeded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. L 21
15 Jun, 1920 – 14 Aug, 1920
Succeeded by
John D. A. Musters
Preceded by
John Creswell
Captain of H.M.S. R 4
1 Feb, 1923[1] – 20 Jun, 1924
Succeeded by
Lewis B. A. Majendie
Preceded by
Fitzroy H. D. Byron
Captain of H.M.S. L 23
20 Jun, 1924[2] – 24 Jul, 1926
Succeeded by
Harold E. Spragge
Preceded by
Charles H. Allen
Captain of H.M.S. Alecto
24 Jul, 1926 – 15 Oct, 1926
Succeeded by
Charles H. Allen
Preceded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Captain of H.M.S. Adamant
12 Nov, 1926[3] – 19 Jul, 1927
Succeeded by
Frank P. Busbridge
Preceded by
Alexander B. Greig
Captain of H.M.S. Fermoy
15 Aug, 1927 – 19 Sep, 1927
Succeeded by
Alexander B. Greig
Preceded by
Oswald E. Hallifax
Captain of H.M.S. Ross
17 Dec, 1928 – 15 Jan, 1929
Succeeded by
Gerald E. Colpoys
Preceded by
Edward G. Stanley
Captain of H.M.S. Marazion
15 Jul, 1930[4]c. May, 1932
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Cecil R. E. W. Perryman
Captain of H.M.S. Bruce
late Apr, 1932[5] – Aug, 1932
Succeeded by
Gerald E. Colpoys
Preceded by
Edward G. Stanley
Captain of H.M.S. Titania
6 Feb, 1933[6] – 23 Jul, 1935
Succeeded by
Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White
Preceded by
Edward G. Stanley
as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla
Captain (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla
6 Feb, 1935 – 31 Oct, 1935
Succeeded by
Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White
as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla
Preceded by
William D. Stephens
Captain of H.M.S. Cyclops
25 Jul, 1936[7]
Succeeded by
Philip Ruck-Keene
Preceded by
Guy D'Oyly-Hughes
Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla
25 Jul, 1936[8] – 22 Sep, 1937[Inference]
Succeeded by
Sydney M. Raw
as Commander (S), First Submarine Flotilla
Preceded by
Sydney M. Raw
as Commander (S), First Submarine Flotilla
Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla
23 Dec, 1937 – 1 Feb, 1938[Fact Check]
Succeeded by
Philip Ruck-Keene
Preceded by
John F. D. Bowen
Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
28 Sep, 1938 – 17 Oct, 1938
Succeeded by
Eric W. L. Longley-Cook
Preceded by
Richard Shelley
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
5 Dec, 1939[9] – 4 Feb, 1940[10]
Succeeded by
Lionel H. Phillips
Preceded by
Lionel H. Phillips
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
11 Feb, 1940[11] – 10 Aug, 1940[12]
Succeeded by
Cecil C. Hughes-Hallett
Preceded by
James Figgins
Captain of H.M.S. Newcastle
15 Aug, 1940 – 1 Mar, 1942
Succeeded by
Peveril B. R. W. William-Powlett
Preceded by
Robert L. B. Cunliffe
Captain of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
15 Apr, 1942 – 7 Dec, 1943
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles A. A. Larcom
Commodore in Charge, Aden
25 Mar, 1944 – c. Mar, 1946[13]
Succeeded by
Waldemar W. P. Shirley-Rollison
as Captain in Charge, Aden

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 262.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 250.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 214.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 253.
  5. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, April 25, 1932, Issue 46116, p.8.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 280.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 227.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 227.
  9. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  10. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  11. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  12. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. Shirley-Rollison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/186. f. 185.