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− | {{ViceRN}} '''John Augustine Edgell''', R.N. (20 December, 1880 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} '''John Augustine Edgell''', K.B.E., C.B., R.N. (20 December, 1880 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
There are ship command appointments for this officer which are illegible in his digitised Service Record. | There are ship command appointments for this officer which are illegible in his digitised Service Record. | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Geoffrey Comber|Thomas G. Comber]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Endeavour (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Endeavour'']]'''<br>14 Sep, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 394''e''}} – 20 Jan, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Lionel Hancock|Reginald L. Hancock]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Geoffrey Comber|Thomas G. Comber]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Endeavour (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Endeavour'']]'''<br>14 Sep, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 394''e''}} – 20 Jan, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Lionel Hancock|Reginald L. Hancock]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Superintendent of Charts]]'''<br>1 Sep, 1917 – 1 Nov, 1920|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Superintendent of Charts]]'''<br>1 Sep, 1917 – 1 Nov, 1920|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Superintendent of Charts]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1923 – 1 Apr, 1925|Succeeded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Superintendent of Charts]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1923 – 1 Apr, 1925|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Edmund Blechynden Haselfoot|Francis E. B. Haselfoot]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cosmo Bowyer Hastings|Cosmo B. Hastings]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''Silvio'''''</small>|'''[[H.M.S. Silvio (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Silvio'']]'''<br> | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cosmo Bowyer Hastings|Cosmo B. Hastings]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''Silvio'''''</small>|'''[[H.M.S. Silvio (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Moresby'']]'''<br>20 Jun, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 293}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Melvin Carey|William M. Carey]]'''}} |
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Denys Arthur Henderson|Denys A. Henderson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Silvio (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Moresby'']]'''<br>9 Feb, 1928 – 24 Jan, 1930|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Exton Turner|Harold E. Turner]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Francis Bold Law|Edward F. B. Law]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Endeavour (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Endeavour'']]'''<br>24 Jan, 1930 – 15 May, 1931|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Victor Rice|William V. Rice]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Assistant Hydrographer of the Navy]]'''<br>29 May, 1931 – 1 Oct, 1932|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lambert Jackson|Arthur L. Jackson]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dodd Nares|John D. Nares]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Assistant Hydrographer of the Navy]]'''<br>29 May, 1931 – 1 Oct, 1932|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lambert Jackson|Arthur L. Jackson]]'''}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Percy Douglas|Henry P. Douglas]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Hydrographer of the Navy]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1932{{NLMay39|p. 532}} – | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Percy Douglas|Henry P. Douglas]]'''|'''[[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Hydrographer of the Navy]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1932{{NLMay39|p. 532}} – 1945|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Guy Norris Wyatt|Arthur G. N. Wyatt]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 6 April 2022
Vice-Admiral John Augustine Edgell, K.B.E., C.B., R.N. (20 December, 1880 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
There are ship command appointments for this officer which are illegible in his digitised Service Record.
Life & Career
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1903.[1]
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1911.
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.
Post-War
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Captain on30 June, 1923.
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 March, 1935.
Edgell was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 29 November, 1938 and placed on the Retired List the following day.
World War II
See Also
Footnotes