Trevor Eardley-Wilmot
Commander (emergency) Trevor Eardley-Wilmot, D.S.O., R.N. (20 January, 1884 – 23 May, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Eardley-Wilmot was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and was educated at Launceston High School and Launceston Grammar School.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.
His resignation was accepted on 21 September 1912 and he was transferred to the Emergency List.
Eardley-Wilmot was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.
Eardley-Wilmot was appointed in command of the battleship Queen on 17 October, 1916.[2]
Eardley-Wilmot was promoted to the rank of Commander for war services on 11 November, 1918.
World War II
He was appointed Commander on the Royal Australian Navy Emergency List in August, 1939, commencing temporary service on the Active List on 28 August, 1939. Removed from the Emergency List on grounds of age, and transferred to the Retired List on 21 January, 1944, he relinquished his temporary appointment on the Active List on 3 January 1947.[3]
Death and Burial
Eardley-Wilmot died on 23 May, 1957, and is buried in Carr Villa Memorial Park, Kings Meadows, Launceston City, Tasmania in Australia.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest A. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. Queen 29 Aug, 1917 – May, 1919 |
Succeeded by Francis J. Stenson |
Footnotes
- ↑ Who’s Who in Australia, 1944, p. 318.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 886.
- ↑ The National Archives of Australia, ref. A6769 (RAN, Navy Officers).
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212825098/trevor-eardley-wilmot.
