Edward Hilary Rymer
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Rear-Admiral (retired) Edward Hilary Rymer, R.N. (6 October, 1873 – 9 July, 1952) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Rymer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in October, 1895.
Rymer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1906.[1]
Rymer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.[2]
Rymer was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Donegal on 11 March, 1918.[3]
On 13 February, 1919, Rymer was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dublin.[4]
Rymer was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 13 July, 1922 and promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 July, 1924.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Thomas L. Thorpe-Doubble |
Captain of H.M.S. Quail 15 Jan, 1899[5] – c. 7 Mar, 1901[Inference] |
Succeeded by Edgar R. Morant |
| Preceded by Godfrey Tuke |
Captain of H.M.S. Hawke 17 Jan, 1913[6] – 21 Jan, 1914 |
Succeeded by Hugh P. E. T. Williams |
| Preceded by The Hon. Hubert G. Brand |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Tokyo 1 Dec, 1914[7] – 11 Feb, 1918 |
Succeeded by Fitzmaurice Acton |
| Preceded by Leonard L. P. Willan |
Captain of H.M.S. Donegal 11 Mar, 1918[8] – 19 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by Arthur A. Mellin |
| Preceded by Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax |
Captain of H.M.S. Dublin 13 Feb, 1919[9] – after 10 Jul, 1921[10] |
Succeeded by William L. Elder |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 164.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 780.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 296a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). . 322b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 535.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 780.
- ↑ Signed Ship's log book.
