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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28096/pages/34 no. 28096. p. 34.] 3 January, 1908.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28096/pages/34 no. 28096. p. 34.] 3 January, 1908.</ref> | ||
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Underhill served as captain of {{UK-Majestic}} from August 1913 to June 1914.{{MackieRNW}} | Underhill served as captain of {{UK-Majestic}} from August 1913 to June 1914.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 21 October 2012
Admiral Edwin Veale Underhill, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (27 March, 1868 – 22 July, 1928) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Early Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 1 October, 1890.[1]
Underhill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1902.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1907.[3]
In January 1910, he assumed command of the convoy sloop Andromeda, leaving the ship in October.[4]
Underhill served as captain of Majestic from August 1913 to June 1914.[5]
Great War
He was appointed command of the battleship Temeraire on 3 March, 1916.[6] He commanded her at the Battle of Jutland, and issued a report that she fired fifty four 12-in shells and forty 4-in shells and suffered no damage.
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June, 1918.[7]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 5 April, 1928.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26093. p. 5268. 3 October, 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 398o.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30723. p. 6527. 3 June, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33376. p. 2741. 17 April, 1928.
Bibliography
- "Admiral E. V. Underhill" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 24 July, 1928. Issue 44953, col D, pg. 18.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
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