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Latest revision as of 19:43, 26 April 2024
Lieutenant Edmund Grindall Festing, ( – 26 September, 1913) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Festing was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 5 September, 1867.[1]
Festing had to be removed from command of the composite gunboat Decoy in early 1883 to be treated at Malta for delirium tremens.[2]
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 July 1885, seemingly at the rank of Commander.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Evelyn W. Shirley |
Captain of H.M.S. Coquette 9 Jun, 1877[4] – 3 Jul, 1880[5] |
Succeeded by John L. Burr |
| Preceded by Arthur H. Boldero |
Captain of H.M.S. Decoy 7 Aug, 1882[6] – Jan, 1883[7] |
Succeeded by Henry C. Bigge |
Footnotes
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1113. f. 452.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1113. f. 452.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1113. f. 452.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 202.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1113. f. 452.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1113. f. ?.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1113. f. ?.
