Ernest Augustus Taylor
Vice-Admiral (retired) SIR Ernest Augustus Taylor, K.C.M.G., M.V.O., R.N. (17 April, 1876 – 11 March, 1971) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1907.
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1907.[1]
Taylor received the Royal Humane Society Silver Medal for rescuing W. T. Tom[illeg] on 25 May 1909.
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.
Taylor was appointed in command of the battleship Queen on 25 May, 1916.[2]
Taylor was appointed command of the light cruiser Birmingham on 14 March, 1917.[3]
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 September, 1924 and placed on the Retired List on 2 September, 1924.
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 31 July, 1929. He served as a member of Parliament between 1930 and 1950.
World War II
Taylor was reverted to the Retired List on 25 December, 1944.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry E. Grace |
Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance 5 Oct, 1911 – 22 Jun, 1912 |
Succeeded by Andrew L. Strange |
| Preceded by Philip H. Colomb |
Flag Captain at the Nore 1 Jan, 1915[4] – May, 1916[Inference] |
Succeeded by William Bowden-Smith |
| Preceded by Herbert A. Adam |
Captain of H.M.S. Queen 25 May, 1916[5] – Feb, 1917 |
Succeeded by Trevor Eardley-Wilmot |
| Preceded by Halton S. Lecky |
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham 14 Mar, 1917[6] – 13 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by Alan J. Mackenzie-Grieve |
| Preceded by Arthur W. Craig |
Captain of H.M.S. Renown 14 Jan, 1919[7] – 2 Aug, 1921 |
Succeeded by Herbert Meade |
| Preceded by Charles B. Miller |
In Command of the Coastguard, Plymouth Area 5 May, 1922[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 891.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 10 Apr. 1922, p. 25.
