Ernest George William Davidson
Commander Ernest George William Davidson (8 June, 1874 – 6 October, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 14 December, 1893 Davidson was invalided from an appointment in H.M.S. Ruby in the Training Squadron due to facial fractures sustained during a football match.
Davidson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1897.[1]
Davidson was appointed in command of the destroyer Lightning on 27 April, 1905.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1910.[3]
Davidson was appointed in command of the destroyer Lyra on 7 September, 1912.[4]
Davidson left Lyra when he was appointed to the battleship Zealandia on 16 April, 1915. His appointment ended on 27 August, 1916 when he was considered for command of the light cruiser Newcastle. Instead, he was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser Otranto on 3 September, 1916.
Davidson was killed when H.M.S. Otranto was wrecked on 6 October, 1918. Before he died, he coordinated a heroic rescue operation with the intrepid destroyer Mounsey that saved many of the American troops aboard the vessel.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Vincent L. Bowring |
Captain of H.M.S. Lightning 27 Apr, 1905[5][6] – 29 Dec, 1905[7] |
Succeeded by Claude Seymour |
| Preceded by Oscar M. Makins |
Captain of H.M.S. Bramble 15 Mar, 1906[8] – 10 Mar, 1908[9] |
Succeeded by Richard O. B. Bridgeman |
| Preceded by Henry B. Gellibrand |
Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell 22 Sep, 1908[10][11] – 16 Jan, 1911[12] |
Succeeded by William C. O'G. Cochrane |
| Preceded by Lewis G. E. Crabbe |
Captain of H.M.S. Lyra 7 Sep, 1912[13][14] – 16 Apr, 1915[15] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Cyril A. Ward |
| Preceded by Herbert MacI. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. Otranto 3 Sep, 1916[16] – 6 Oct, 1918[17] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 352.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 341.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 377.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395q.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401v.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
