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− | Born in Cape Town, South Africa the son of accountant E. R. Syfret, Esq.. | + | Born in Cape Town, South Africa the son of accountant E. R. Syfret, Esq., Edward ranked 21st in merit of sixty cadets accepted in the [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1904|May 1904 intake term]] at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.{{ToL|Cadetships in the Royal Navy|Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374}} |
Syfret was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 November, 1909. | Syfret was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 November, 1909. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 7 April 2022
Admiral SIR Edward Neville Syfret, K.C.B., K.B.E., R.N.(20 June, 1889 – 10 December, 1972) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Cape Town, South Africa the son of accountant E. R. Syfret, Esq., Edward ranked 21st in merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]
Syfret was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 November, 1909.
Syfret was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 November, 1917.
Syfret was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1922.
Syfret was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1929.
World War II
Syfret was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 January, 1940.
Syfret was granted the acting rank of Vice-Admiral on 14 July, 1942.
See Also
Bibliography
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 260.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 220.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 2 July 1938, p. 18.