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− | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Edward Leigh Stuart King''', C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired ( | + | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Edward Leigh Stuart King''', C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (22 February, 1889 – 8 May, 1971) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. |
− | Succeeded Commander [[Sidney Robert Bailey]] as Gunnery Officer of | + | Succeeded Commander [[Sidney Robert Bailey]] as Gunnery Officer of [[H.M.S. Erin (1913)|''Erin'']] in 1916 and so remained until war's end. He then served as Gunnery Officer of [[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|''Warspite'']], and was promoted there to Commander in December, 1919. |
[[Category:1889 births|King]] | [[Category:1889 births|King]] |
Revision as of 19:29, 24 April 2012
Admiral Edward Leigh Stuart King, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (22 February, 1889 – 8 May, 1971) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Succeeded Commander Sidney Robert Bailey as Gunnery Officer of Erin in 1916 and so remained until war's end. He then served as Gunnery Officer of Warspite, and was promoted there to Commander in December, 1919.