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| − | '''Edmund Henry Jellicoe''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LieutRN}} '''Edmund Henry Jellicoe''' (10 September, 1875 – 30 December, 1904) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Jellicoe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1898. | |
| − | + | Shortly after being appointed in command of a destroyer on the China Station, he was found in his cabin with a gunshot wound to the head. | |
| − | + | A Court of Inquiry determined that he had killed himself while suffering from a mental debility. | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 15:50, 26 February 2015
Lieutenant Edmund Henry Jellicoe (10 September, 1875 – 30 December, 1904) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Jellicoe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1898.
Shortly after being appointed in command of a destroyer on the China Station, he was found in his cabin with a gunshot wound to the head.
A Court of Inquiry determined that he had killed himself while suffering from a mental debility.
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William P. Lodder |
Captain of H.M.S. Whiting 11 Oct, 1904[1] – 30 Dec, 1904 |
Succeeded by Charles E. L. Thomas |
Footnotes
- ↑ Jellicoe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. p. 119/238.
