Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards
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Admiral SIR Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, K.C.B., C.B.E. (31 March, 1901 – 4 February, 1963) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Served in the battlecruiser Tiger from September, 1917 to January, 1919.
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1922.
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1930.
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1934.
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1939.
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 July, 1948.
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 26 January, 1952.
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 22 April, 1955.
He retired 15 May 1958.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Roderick E. F. McQ. Mackenzie |
Captain of H.M.S. Sandwich Mar, 1937[1] |
Succeeded by Horace T. T. Bayliss |
| Preceded by Sir Michael M. Denny |
Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy 1953 – 1956 |
Succeeded by Sir John P. L. Reid |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 273.
