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Revision as of 20:17, 27 April 2021
Admiral SIR Edward Desmond Bewley McCarthy, D.S.O.*, C.B. , K.C.B. (15 November, 1893 – 8 June, 1966) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1916.[1]
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1924.[2]
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1929.[3]
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.[4]
World War II
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 July, 1944.[5]
McCarthy was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 September, 1948. He retired on 15 December, 1950. He was promoted to Admiral on the Retired List on 15 March, 1952.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Randolph S. G. Nicholson |
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa 11 Jan, 1937[7] – Jan, 1938[8] |
Succeeded by Richard Shelley |
| Preceded by Charles H. L. Woodhouse |
Captain of H.M.S. Ajax 22 Apr, 1940 – 27 Nov, 1941 |
Succeeded by Stuart L. Bateson |
| Preceded by Clement Moody |
Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic 1948 – 1950 |
Succeeded by Herbert A. Packer |
Footnotes
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 227.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
