Roderick Latimer Mackenzie Edwards

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Captain Roderick Latimer Mackenzie Edwards (or Mackenzie-Edwards), C.B.E. (10 July, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Major C. M. Edwards, an Army officer.

Edwards was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1920.[1]

Edwards was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1928.[2]

Edwards was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1935.[3]

World War II

Edwards was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1941.[4]

He was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1950.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Vivian R. S. Bowlby
Captain of H.M.S. R 4
26 Nov, 1925[6][7] – 18 Nov, 1926[8]
Succeeded by
Frank G. Hackforth-Jones
Preceded by
Kenneth J. T. Southgate
Captain of H.M.S. H 31
1 Jan, 1927[9] – 28 Feb, 1927[10]
Succeeded by
William R. Fell
Preceded by
Frank G. Emley
Captain of H.M.S. L 27
29 Dec, 1931[11] – 4 Jan, 1933[Inference]
Succeeded by
Frank G. Hackforth-Jones
Preceded by
Frank H. E. Skyrme
Captain of H.M.S. Parthian
5 Apr, 1933[12] – 12 Jul, 1934[13]
Succeeded by
Eric P. A. Brooks
Preceded by
Guy C. Harris
Captain of H.M.S. Porpoise
12 Jul, 1934[14][15] – 23 Jun, 1936[16]
Succeeded by
Frederick J. C. Halahan
Preceded by
James P. Gornall
Captain of H.M.S. Viscount
c. late Sep, 1936 – 15 Dec, 1936
Succeeded by
George F. Renwick
Preceded by
Henry C. Cumberbatch
Captain of H.M.S. Alecto
1 Apr, 1940 – 11 Jul, 1940
Succeeded by
Robert M. G. Gambier
Preceded by
Edward H. Longsdon
Captain of H.M.S. Cyclops
11 Jul, 1940 – 5 Apr, 1943
Succeeded by
Harold R. Conway
Preceded by
Mervyn S. Thomas
Commodore-in-Charge, Portland
12 Aug, 1947[17] – 6 Oct, 1949[18]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  2. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  3. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  4. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  5. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  6. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 261.
  8. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  9. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  10. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 249.
  12. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  13. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  14. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  15. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 262.
  16. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  17. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
  18. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.