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'''Edward Montagu Legge''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Edward Montagu Legge''', R.D., R.N.R. (17 February, 1879 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
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Legge's demobilisation date changed many times.  It appears that he may have gone to Vancouver and been demobilised, finally, on 13 June, 1919.<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/99.}}  f. 99.</ref>
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Legge was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 17 February, 1924.<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/99.}} f. 99.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 18 August 2022

Commander R.N.R. (retired) Edward Montagu Legge, R.D., R.N.R. (17 February, 1879 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Legge served aboard H.M.S. Dreadnought from February 1912 until he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 26 February, 1913.[1]

He served in Empress of Asia, Lama[?] and Clio between the outbreak of war and January, 1916.[2]

Legge may have been appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Eclipse on 17 July, 1917,[3] but his Service Record indicates he may have just been her navigating officer, and that may have only commenced on 11 March 1918.[4]

Legge's demobilisation date changed many times. It appears that he may have gone to Vancouver and been demobilised, finally, on 13 June, 1919.[5]

Legge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 26 February, 1921.[6]

Legge was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 17 February, 1924.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick A. Frank 		Captain of H.M.S. Eclipse
17 Jul, 1917[8] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/99. f. 99.
  2. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/99. f. 99.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 782.
  4. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/99. f. 99.
  5. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/99. f. 99.
  6. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/99. f. 99.
  7. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/99. f. 99.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 782.

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