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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Edmund Hyde Smith''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (21 June, 1865 – 13 July, 1939) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Edmund Hyde Smith''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (21 June, 1865 – 13 July, 1939) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Early Life & Career==
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Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26865/pages/3443 no. 26865.  p. 3443.]  22 June, 1897.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==

Revision as of 07:34, 16 March 2011

Admiral Edmund Hyde Smith, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (21 June, 1865 – 13 July, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1897.[1]

Great War

Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[2]

On 29 June, 1915, Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Bridson.[3] On 21 September, he was appointed Senior Officer at Sheerness in charge of Naval Establishments.[4] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 November, 1919, vice Grant, and placed on the Retired List on 3 November.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26865. p. 3443. 22 June, 1897.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 29214. p. 6438. 2 July, 1915.
  4. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 2.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral E. Hyde Smith" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 14 July, 1939. Issue 48357, col D, pg. 9.

Service Record

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