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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson|Randolph S. G. Nicholson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Curacoa'']]'''<br>11 Jan, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 227}} – Jan, 1938{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Shelley|Richard Shelley]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson|Randolph S. G. Nicholson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Curacoa'']]'''<br>11 Jan, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 227}} – Jan, 1938{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Shelley|Richard Shelley]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Lawrence Woodhouse|Charles H. L. Woodhouse]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ajax (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ajax'']]'''<br>22 Apr, 1940 – 27 Nov, 1941|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stuart Latham Bateson|Stuart L. Bateson]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Lawrence Woodhouse|Charles H. L. Woodhouse]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ajax (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ajax'']]'''<br>22 Apr, 1940 – 27 Nov, 1941|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stuart Latham Bateson|Stuart L. Bateson]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Richard George Kinahan|Harold R. G. Kinahan]]'''|'''[[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet]]'''<br>8 Jan, 1942<ref>McCarthy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/536.|}} f. 30.</ref> – 10 Jun, 1943<ref>Chapman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/65.|}} f. 65.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alex Colin Chapman|Alex C. Chapman]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Irvine Gordon Glennie|Irvine G. Glennie]]'''|'''[[Mediterranean Station|Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean]]'''<br>early Jun, 1946<ref>McCarthy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/536.|}} f. 30.</ref> – 3 Nov, 1947<ref>Denny Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/2.|}} f. 2.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Michael Maynard Denny|Michael M. Denny]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Irvine Gordon Glennie|Irvine G. Glennie]]'''|'''[[Mediterranean Station|Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean]]'''<br>early Jun, 1946<ref>McCarthy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/536.|}} f. 30.</ref> – 3 Nov, 1947<ref>Denny Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/2.|}} f. 2.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Michael Maynard Denny|Michael M. Denny]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Clement Moody|Clement Moody]]'''|'''[[Cape of Good Hope Station|Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic]]'''<br>15 Mar, 1948<ref>McCarthy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/536.|}} f. 30.</ref> – ''c''. Jul, 1950<ref>McCarthy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/536.|}} f. 30.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Annesley Packer|Herbert A. Packer]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Clement Moody|Clement Moody]]'''|'''[[Cape of Good Hope Station|Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic]]'''<br>15 Mar, 1948<ref>McCarthy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/536.|}} f. 30.</ref> – ''c''. Jul, 1950<ref>McCarthy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/536.|}} f. 30.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Annesley Packer|Herbert A. Packer]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 6 July 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 Harold R. G. Kinahan |
Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet 8 Jan, 1942[9] – 10 Jun, 1943[10] |
Succeeded by Alex C. Chapman |
| Preceded by Irvine G. Glennie |
Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean early Jun, 1946[11] – 3 Nov, 1947[12] |
Succeeded by Michael M. Denny |
| Preceded by Clement Moody |
Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic 15 Mar, 1948[13] – c. Jul, 1950[14] |
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.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/65. f. 65.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/2. f. 2.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
- ↑ McCarthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/536. f. 30.
