Edward Desmond Bewley McCarthy
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Admiral SIR Edward Desmond Bewley McCarthy, D.S.O.*, C.B. , K.C.B. (15 November, 1893 – 8 June, 1966) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1916.[1]
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1924.[2]
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1929.[3]
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.[4]
World War II
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 July, 1944.[5]
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 September, 1948. He retired on 15 December, 1950. He was promoted to Admiral on the Retired List on 15 March, 1952.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Randolph S. G. Nicholson |
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa 11 Jan, 1937[7][8] – Jan, 1938[9] |
Succeeded by Richard Shelley |
| Preceded by Charles H. L. Woodhouse |
Captain of H.M.S. Ajax 22 Apr, 1940[10] – 27 Nov, 1941[11] |
Succeeded by Stuart L. Bateson |
| Preceded by Harold R. G. Kinahan |
Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet 8 Jan, 1942[12] – 10 Jun, 1943[13] |
Succeeded by Alex C. Chapman |
| Preceded by Percy Todd |
Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean early Jun, 1946[14] – 3 Nov, 1947[15] |
Succeeded by Michael M. Denny |
| Preceded by Clement Moody |
Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic 15 Mar, 1948[16] – c. Jul, 1950[17] |
Succeeded by Herbert A. Packer |
Footnotes
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Oct. 1936, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 227.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/65. f. 65.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/2. f. 2.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
