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Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27691/pages/4182 no. 27691. p. 4182.] 1 July, 1904.</ref> | Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27691/pages/4182 no. 27691. p. 4182.] 1 July, 1904.</ref> | ||
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+ | He was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Irresistible (1898)|''Irresistible'']] on 29 March, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 14 March, 1910. Issue '''39219''', col E, pg. 7.</ref> | ||
On 29 June, 1915, Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[Joseph Ridgway Bridson|Bridson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29214/pages/6438 no. 29214. p. 6438.] 2 July, 1915.</ref> On 21 September, he was appointed Senior Officer at Sheerness in charge of Naval Establishments.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918). p. 2.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 November, 1919, vice [[Alfred Ernest Albert Grant|Grant]], and placed on the Retired List on 3 November.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31632/pages/13545 no. 31632. p. 13545.] 7 November, 1919.</ref> | On 29 June, 1915, Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[Joseph Ridgway Bridson|Bridson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29214/pages/6438 no. 29214. p. 6438.] 2 July, 1915.</ref> On 21 September, he was appointed Senior Officer at Sheerness in charge of Naval Establishments.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918). p. 2.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 November, 1919, vice [[Alfred Ernest Albert Grant|Grant]], and placed on the Retired List on 3 November.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31632/pages/13545 no. 31632. p. 13545.] 7 November, 1919.</ref> |
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Admiral Edmund Hyde Smith, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (21 June, 1865 – 13 July, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1897.[1]
Great War
Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[2]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Irresistible on 29 March, 1910.[3]
On 29 June, 1915, Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Bridson.[4] On 21 September, he was appointed Senior Officer at Sheerness in charge of Naval Establishments.[5] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 November, 1919, vice Grant, and placed on the Retired List on 3 November.[6]
Retirement
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1924.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26865. p. 3443. 22 June, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 March, 1910. Issue 39219, col E, pg. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29214. p. 6438. 2 July, 1915.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 2.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.
Bibliography
- "Admiral E. Hyde Smith" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 14 July, 1939. Issue 48357, col D, pg. 9.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
Categories:
- 1865 births
- 1939 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1878
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Pegasus (1897)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Argonaut (1898)
- Inspecting Captains of Mechanical Training Establishments
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Irresistible (1898)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Africa (1905)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Bulwark (1899)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Lord Nelson (1906)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Monarch (1911)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers