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'''Edmund Francis FitzGerald''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Edmund Francis FitzGerald''' (25 April, 1888 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].  His last name might well have been Fitzgerald.


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
<!--FitzGerald was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on
Born in R.N. Hospital, Esquimalt the son of an Inspector General, seemingly of R.N. Hospitals.


FitzGerald was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
FitzGerald was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1910.{{UBAlly|900}}


FitzGerald was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
FitzGerald was appointed in command of the {{UK-Scout|f=t}} on 24 May, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 905}}


FitzGerald was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on  
FitzGerald was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1918.{{UBAlly|900}}
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FitzGerald was appointed in command of the {{UK-Scout|f=t}} on 24 May, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 905}}


He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vortigern|f=t}} in November, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 896}}
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vortigern|f=t}} in November, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 896}}
FitzGerald was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 3 November, 1929.{{UBAlly|900}}
==World War II==
FitzGerald was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 15 February, 1941.{{UBAlly|900}}
Reverted to the Retired List on 15 June, 1946.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 6 April 2022

Commander (retired) Edmund Francis FitzGerald (25 April, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His last name might well have been Fitzgerald.

Life & Career

Born in R.N. Hospital, Esquimalt the son of an Inspector General, seemingly of R.N. Hospitals.

FitzGerald was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1910.[1]

FitzGerald was appointed in command of the destroyer Scout on 24 May, 1918.[2]

FitzGerald was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1918.[3]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Vortigern in November, 1920.[4]

FitzGerald was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander on 3 November, 1929.[5]

World War II

FitzGerald was promoted to the rank of Captain on 15 February, 1941.[6]

Reverted to the Retired List on 15 June, 1946.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry V. Hudson 		Captain of H.M.S. Narwhal
11 Apr, 1918[7] – 24 May, 1918[8] 		Succeeded by
Robin W. M. Lloyd
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Scout
24 May, 1918[9][10] – Nov, 1919[11] 		Succeeded by
Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager
Preceded by
Jack E. A. Mocatta 		Captain of H.M.S. Sirdar
10 Nov, 1919[12][Inference] – 9 Dec, 1919[13] 		Succeeded by
Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager
Preceded by
Ernest L. Cardale 		Captain of H.M.S. Scout
21 Jun, 1920[14][15] – Nov, 1920[16] 		Succeeded by
Joseph Horsfield
Preceded by
Julian Harrison 		Captain of H.M.S. Vortigern
Nov, 1920[17][18] – May, 1923[19] 		Succeeded by
Patrick W. R. Weir
Preceded by
Cosmo M. Graham 		Captain of H.M.S. Vansittart
9 Jul, 1923[20] – Mar, 1925[21] 		Succeeded by
Frederick L. Cavaye
Preceded by
Herbert Owen 		Captain of H.M.S. Tribune
28 Jan, 1929[22][Inference] – c. Mar, 1929[23] 		Succeeded by
Eric A. Stocker
Preceded by
Alexander M. Donovan 		Captain of H.M.S. Tilbury
c. Mar, 1929[24] – 1 May, 1929[25] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edward Eastwick-Field 		Captain of H.M.S. Tyrant
1 May, 1929[26][Inference] – 2 Aug, 1929[27] 		Succeeded by
Hugh E. Raymond
Preceded by
Frank H. Roberts
as Captain of U.S.S. Branch 		Captain of H.M.S. Beverley
Oct, 1940[28] – 28 Jan, 1941[29] 		Succeeded by
John Grant
Preceded by
Michael Everard 		Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
8 Jul, 1943[30] – 1 Apr, 1944[31] 		Succeeded by
Addison J. Baker-Cresswell

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  2. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
  3. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 896.
  5. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  6. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  7. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  8. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  9. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
  11. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  12. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  13. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  14. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  15. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 June 1920, p. 6.
  16. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  17. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 839.
  19. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
  21. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  22. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  23. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  24. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  25. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  26. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  27. ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/18. f. 370.
  28. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  29. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  30. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  31. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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