Edmund Hyde Smith

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

Great War

On 29 June, 1915, Hyde Smith was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Bridson.[1] On 21 September, he was appointed Senior Officer at Sheerness in charge of Naval Establishments.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 November, 1919, vice Grant, and placed on the Retired List on 3 November.[3]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 29214. p. 6438. 2 July, 1915.
  2. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 2.
  3. 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