Edward Reeves
Captain Edward Reeves (18 March, 1869 – 4 March, 1954) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lieutenant on 1 January, 1892.[1]
Commander on 31 December, 1903.[2]
He was appointed to command the light cruiser Skirmisher on 2 January, 1908.[3]
Reeves attended the Royal Naval War College from 6 March 1911. He passed out in June with First Class as fourth of ten captains, noted as "V.G."
On 9 July 1913, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Liverpool.[4] He was still in her at the outbreak of the war.[5]
In August 1915, Reeves moved over to take command of the light cruiser Birkenhead, and was in her as part of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron during the Battle of Jutland, signing her report on the action.[6]
Appointed as Captain of Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport on 1 February, 1919 as Commodore, Second Class.[7]
Reeves was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 June, 1921 and placed on Retired List on own request the next day.[8]
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 July, 1926.[9]
Reeves succumbed to senile decay on 4 March, 1954.[10]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Walter H. Cowan |
Captain of H.M.S. Skirmisher 2 Jan, 1908[11] |
Succeeded by James U. Farie |
| Preceded by Charles B. Miller |
Captain of H.M.S. Liverpool 9 Jul, 1913[12] |
Succeeded by Gerald W. Vivian |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Birkenhead Aug, 1915[13] |
Succeeded by Henry F. G. Talbot |
| Preceded by William W. Fisher |
Captain of H.M.S. St. Vincent 10 May, 1917[14] |
Succeeded by John E. T. Harper |
| Preceded by Charles F. Corbett |
Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport 1 Feb, 1919[15] – 9 Jul, 1921[16] |
Succeeded by Charles W. R. Royds |
Footnotes
- ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
- ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 340.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 440.
- ↑ Beatty Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (BTY 6/6), item 6.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue 41996, col F, p. 13.
- ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
- ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
- ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392l.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 901.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue 41996, col F, p. 13.
- ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
