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Revision as of 16:26, 25 April 2015
Captain (retired) Edwin Mansergh Palmer, O.B.E., (23 June, 1882 – 19 November, 1945) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904.[1]
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912.[2]
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917.[3]
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 23 June, 1927.[4]
World War II
Palmer was appointed as Naval Officer in Charge, Aberdeen, vice Coombs on 6 November, 1939. On the 27th, he was appointed to Afrikander V as Maintenance Captain on Staff of the Commander in Chief, South Atlantic.[5]
On 1 October, 1941, he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Okapi and H.M.S. Eland, as Flag Captain to Commander in Chief, South Atlantic.[6]
He was reverted to the Retired List on 30 October, 1945.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cathcart R. Wason |
Captain of H.M.S. Odin 15 Jan, 1917[8] – 18 May, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by James S. C. Salmond |
| Preceded by Rupert S. Gwatkin-Williams |
Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle 14 Mar, 1940[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 367.
