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'''Edward William Herford Blake''' was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Edward William Herford Blake''' (11 September, 1889 – 20 April, 1940) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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Gunnery Officer  of [[H.M.S. Theseus (1892)|''Theseus'']], [[H.M.S. Challenger (1902)|''Challenger'']] and [[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|''Lion'']] (on staff of Admiral Pakenham). Gunnery Officer [[H.M.S. New Zealand (1911)|''New Zealand'']] in 1918.{{CN}}
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==Life & Career==
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Promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 15 January, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 8}}
  
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Blake served as Gunnery Officer in {{UK-Theseus}}, {{UK-Cumberland}}, {{UK-Challenger}} and, from February 1917, {{UK-Lion}} on the staff of Admiral [[William Christopher Pakenham|Pakenham]].
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On 15 January, 1918, he was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}}.{{NLJan19|p. 19}}  Four days later, he was appointed as Gunnery Officer in {{UK-NewZealand}}.{{NLJan19|p. 852}}
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1923.
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Blake was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 11 September, 1935.
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+William+Herford+Blake Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 23:36, 12 April 2023

Captain (retired) Edward William Herford Blake (11 September, 1889 – 20 April, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Promoted to Lieutenant on 15 January, 1910.[1]

Blake served as Gunnery Officer in Theseus, Cumberland, Challenger and, from February 1917, Lion on the staff of Admiral Pakenham.

On 15 January, 1918, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.[2] Four days later, he was appointed as Gunnery Officer in New Zealand.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.

Blake was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Captain on 11 September, 1935.

See Also

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 8.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 19.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 852.

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