John Hereward Edelsten, RN

Born  12 May 1891Enfield, London, England
Died  10 Feb 1966(74)Liphook, Hampshire, England

Ranks

30 Dec 1911S.Lt.
30 Dec 1913Lt.
30 Dec 1921Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1926Cdr.
30 Jun 1933Capt.
6 Feb 1942Rear-Admiral
25 Sep 1945Vice-Admiral
3 Feb 1949Admiral
24 Nov 1954Retired

Decorations

30 Sep 1941CBE
8 Jun 1944CB
13 Jun 1946KCB
1 Jan 1953GCB
1 Jun 1953GCVO

Warship Commands listed for John Hereward Edelsten, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Shropshire (83)Capt.Heavy cruiser14 Mar 1940Mar 1941

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