Edward Gerald Hyslop Bellars

Rear-Admiral (retired) Edward Gerald Hyslop Bellars, C.B. (10 July, 1894 – 4 October, 1955) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a (the?) Vicar of Margate, who was deceased by the time Edward joined the Training Establishment on 15 May, 1907. He passed out on 15 January, 1912 and was appointed to the pre-dreadnought battleship Britannia, in which he served until 13 September 1914 when he was to join the battleship Albemarle. Of 7 April, 1915 he commenced duty with the Royal Naval Air Service.

Bellars was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant at an adjusted date of 15 December, 1915.

Bellars was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1923. He was appointed to Nelson as gunnery officer on 1 March, 1926.

Bellars was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928.

Bellars served as Fleet Gunnery Officer aboard H.M.S. Nelson from 16 July, 1932 until being superseded by George Devereux Belben, dated 15 November, 1933.

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

World War II

In 1943-44, he was hospitalised.

Bellars was placed on the Retired List on 2 January, 1945 and was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 March, 1946.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by FitzRoy E. P. Hutton	Fleet Gunnery Officer, Atlantic Fleet 16 Jul, 1932	Succeeded by Eric G. Jeffery
Preceded by ?	Fleet Gunnery Officer, Home Fleet 16 Jul, 1932 – 15 Nov, 1933	Succeeded by George D. Belben
Preceded by Guy L. Warren	Captain of H.M.S. Galatea 1 Jun, 1938 – 27 Feb, 1940	Succeeded by Brian B. Schofield
Preceded by Charles S. Daniel	Director of Plans 26 Jul, 1941 – 12 Mar, 1942	Succeeded by Charles E. Lambe
Preceded by Alfred S. Russell	Captain of H.M.S. Norfolk 12 Mar, 1942 – 26 May, 1943	Succeeded by Frederick S. Litchfield-Speer