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'''Edward Sidney Graham''' (20 May, 1877 – 7 October, 1951) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Edward Sidney Graham''' (20 May, 1877 – 7 October, 1951) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Graham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 January, 1916.<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/144.|D8122844}} f. 9.</ref>
Graham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 January, 1916.<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/144.|D8122844}} f. 9.</ref>
Graham commanded the {{UK-Morris|f=t}} from at least the [[Battle of Jutland]] through 23 January, 1917.{{UKNavalOpsIV|p. 78}}


Graham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Teazer|f=t}} on 11 June, 1917.
Graham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Morris|f=t}} on 17 February, 1916.  He would lead her in both the [[Battle of Jutland]] and the [[Action of 23 July, 1916]].  On 23 January, 1917 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Setter}}.  She would be lost under his command to a collision with her sister, {{UK-Sylph|f=p}} on 31 May, 1917.  In the wake of this misfortune, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Teazer|f=t}} on 11 June, 1917.


==Post-War==
Graham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604708}} ff. 333-4.</ref>
Graham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604708}} ff. 333-4.</ref>


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Latest revision as of 23:05, 6 April 2022

Captain (retired) Edward Sidney Graham (20 May, 1877 – 7 October, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Graham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 January, 1908.[1]

He was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 115 on 23 July, 1912.[2]

Graham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 January, 1916.[3]

Graham was appointed in command of the destroyer Morris on 17 February, 1916. He would lead her in both the Battle of Jutland and the Action of 23 July, 1916. On 23 January, 1917 he was appointed in command of the Setter. She would be lost under his command to a collision with her sister, H.M.S. Sylph on 31 May, 1917. In the wake of this misfortune, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Teazer on 11 June, 1917.

Post-War

Graham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.[4]

He was placed on the Retired List on his own request, dated 1 December, 1922.[5]

Graham was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 3 September, 1945. He died as a result of a motor accident in 1951.[6]

See Also

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward J. Forsyth-Forrest 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 079
Dec, 1911[7][8] – 18 Apr, 1912[9] 		Succeeded by
Robert W. Garnham
Preceded by
Ambrose T. N. Abbay 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 112
18 Apr, 1912[10][11] – 23 Jul, 1912[12] 		Succeeded by
Cyril Searancke
Preceded by
Henry I. M. L. Scott 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 115
23 Jul, 1912[13][14] – 17 Jun, 1915 		Succeeded by
Alphonse M. Tulloch
Preceded by
Hugh T. Prichard 		Captain of H.M.S. Griffon
17 Jun, 1915[15][16] – 14 Nov, 1915[17] 		Succeeded by
Frank A. C. Baker
Preceded by
Evelyn H. B. L. Scrivener 		Captain of H.M.S. Ure
14 Nov, 1915[18] – 17 Feb, 1916[19] 		Succeeded by
Somerville P. B. Russell
Preceded by
Reginald Henniker-Heaton 		Captain of H.M.S. Morris
17 Feb, 1916[20][21] – 23 Jan, 1917[22][23] 		Succeeded by
Percy R. P. Percival
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Setter
23 Jan, 1917[24] – 31 May, 1917[25] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Teazer
11 Jun, 1917[26][27] – 21 Mar, 1919[28] 		Succeeded by
Lewes G. Gardner
Preceded by
Lewes G. Gardner 		Captain of H.M.S. Munster
21 Mar, 1919[29][30] – 18 Jun, 1919[31] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Stronghold
18 Jun, 1919[32] – 18 Aug, 1919[33] 		Succeeded by
Hugh B. Wrey
Preceded by
James R. C. Cavendish 		Captain of H.M.S. Violent
18 Aug, 1919[34][35] – 16 Aug, 1920[36] 		Succeeded by
Arthur M. C. Stileman

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 40.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401.
  3. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 9.
  4. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. ff. 333-4.
  5. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. ff. 333-4.
  6. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. ff. 333-4.
  7. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 400.
  9. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  10. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 400.
  12. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401a.
  14. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394k.
  16. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  17. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  18. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  19. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396dd.
  21. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  22. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  23. ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 78.
  24. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  25. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 915.
  27. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  28. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  29. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 24, 1919; pg. 21; Issue 42056.
  30. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  31. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  32. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  33. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1920). p. 890.
  35. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  36. ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.

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