Archie Russell Emdin

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Engineer Rear-Admiral SIR Archie Russell Emdin, C.M.G., R.N. (15 August, 1865 – 15 February, 1950) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Awarded the Newman Memorial Prize. He was made an Assistant Engineer on 1 July 1887 and, after some time afloat, made Engineer in 1891.

Promoted to Engineer Commander on 1 July, 1903.

Emdin would see service at the Battle of Jutland before becoming Chief Engineer of the Dockyard at Invergordon in July 1916, where he served until May 1917.[1]

Emdin was promoted to the rank of Engineer Rear-Admiral on 17 October, 1918.[2]

After Invergordon, he was made Chief Engineer at Malta before becoming Chief Engineer on the Technical and Administrative Staff of the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore until being superseded by W. C. Sanders on 29 November, 1922.[3]

He retired in 1923.[4]

See Also

  • Service Records
  • Eng. Rear-Admiral A. R. Emdin. The Times (London, England), Friday, Feb 17, 1950; pg. 9; Issue 51618.

Footnotes

  1. "Eng. Rear-Admiral A. R. Emdin." The Times (London, England), Friday, Feb 17, 1950; pg. 9; Issue 51618.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 430.
  3. "Engineer Admirals' Posts." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Nov 29, 1922; pg. 5; Issue 43201.
  4. "Eng. Rear-Admiral A. R. Emdin." The Times (London, England), Friday, Feb 17, 1950; pg. 9; Issue 51618.

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