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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Commander Ernest George William Davidson (8 June, 1874 – 6 October, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
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 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] |
Succeeded by Claude Seymour |
| Preceded by Oscar M. Makins |
Captain of H.M.S. Bramble 16 Mar, 1906[6] |
Succeeded by Richard O. B. Bridgeman |
| Preceded by Henry B. Gellibrand |
Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell 22 Sep, 1908[7] |
Succeeded by William C. O'G. Cochrane |
| Preceded by Lewis G. E. Crabbe |
Captain of H.M.S. Lyra 7 Sep, 1912[8] – 20 Apr, 1915[9][10] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Cyril A. Ward |
| Preceded by Herbert MacI. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. Otranto 3 Sep, 1916[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
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.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401v.
